TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER - ID#:JR-2026-039 Location: Point Mugu Status: Full Time Overview Job Description Summary: NDTI has an exciting opportunity for a senior Technical Project Manager with strong technical and project related business acumen to support operations at Point Mugu, CA. As a Technical Project Manager within an integrated Government and contractor team, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and operational performance excellence. The candidate will provide project management and leadership for cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams that specify, develop, integrate, test, operate, and sustain electronic warfare threat-representative targets and simulation systems for test and training ranges. The candidate will be responsible for the project’s life cycle (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, reporting and closing). Responsibilities Experience with System Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process (RQR, PDR, CDR, MRR/IRR, TRR, SVR, etc.). Development of Technical Data Packages (TDP) and related Configuration Management (CM) processes. Plan technical projects: collect requirements and define scope, identify stakeholders, develop project plans, create WBS. Schedules: define, sequence, and estimate durations for activities; generate schedules with defined milestones while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Budgets: generate, own and maintain project budgets, to include labor and material resources and cost estimates, allocate costs to activities. Risk Management: identify risk, perform risk analysis and mitigation plans. Implement and monitor risk mitigation controls. Materials: track materials procurements, cost, and delivery schedule to ensure they support the cost and schedule requirements. Own and maintain the project master schedule, track deliverables, risk mitigation strategies to ensure on-time and on-budget completion. Manage the daily project workflow and interactions between disciplines and technical subject matter experts. Partner with cross-functional teams in finding and implementing solutions to problems and challenges. Oversee operational processes, ensuring efficiency, alignment, and continuous improvement across the team. Stakeholder communication: Develop project dashboards and provide regular updates to stakeholders, including status reports, risk assessments, and project outcomes. Education and Work Experience Requirements U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance for the duration of employment. Required Qualifications Requires MS degree or a BS degree with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a technical discipline. Have 3+ years of project management experience in hardware/software development and integration environment in an aerospace, defense or other related industry. Have experience and clear understanding and management of HW/SW development cycle from requirements definition, SETR design reviews, fabrication, integration, test, etc. Clear understanding of engineering documentation associated with SETR process. Experience with Project Scheduling software (e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet). Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Ability to multitask. Desired Characteristics PMP, Agile, or similar training or certification preferred Experience with aerospace product development, design, and I&T life cycles. Ability to work across all disciplines, functions/levels as part of a team. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Active Security clearance Salary: the expected pay range for this position is $149,760 to $172,640 #J-18808-Ljbffr