Senior Technical Program Manager

Summary
Position Title: Senior Technical Program Manager 
Position ID: TA284
Location(s): Hybrid; Northern, VA; Metro Washington DC; Metro Denver, CO 
Application Deadline: January 1, 2027 
Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Security Clearance 

Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 8+ years of experience. The Senior Technical Program Manager will bring demonstrated experience leading and executing government programs as a prime contractor, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, teaming partners, contract execution, customer relationships, and program delivery. Trusted Space is looking for dedicated and driven leaders as this is a high impact position that will deliver next generation warfighting capabilities to our defense and intelligence customers. 

Key Responsibilities

• Program and Portfolio Management - Manage a portfolio of aerospace and defense programs, ensuring successful execution across multiple projects simultaneously. Own program execution including schedule, cost, and technical performance in alignment with the program statement of work. Lead cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, and business development. 

• Contract, Prime Contract & Financial Management- Manage programs across multiple government contract types, including CPFF, FFP, and T&M contracts. Serve as the Program Manager for prime contracts, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, successful execution of customer commitments, and achievement of program objectives. Lead program planning and execution in coordination with subcontractors, suppliers, and teaming partners. Manage subcontractor performance, scope, deliverables, schedules, risks, and cost performance to ensure alignment with overall program objectives. Partner with contracts, procurement, and finance teams to negotiate, administer, and oversee subcontract agreements. Track and report program financial performance including budgets, forecasting, staffing plans, and profitability.

• Agile Development - Lead teams operating within the Agile software development framework, ensuring alignment between program objectives and development execution.

• Customer Engagement and Growth- Serve as the primary interface with government customers, subcontractors, and external stakeholders. Build and maintain trusted customer relationships while ensuring successful program execution. Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities within existing programs in collaboration with business development. Support capture, proposal development, and transition-to-execution activities for new business opportunities.

• Risk and Performance Management- Identify program, subcontractor, and supplier risks and develop mitigation strategies. Establish and manage program governance processes to monitor technical, cost, schedule, and subcontractor performance. Ensure program deliverables meet contractual requirements, quality standards, and technical objectives. Provide regular status updates to executive leadership and customers.

• Leadership- Build high-performing teams focused on delivering capabilities that solve critical warfighting challenges. Lead internal and external program reviews, executive briefings, and customer engagements. Exhibit executive-level presence and the ability to influence customers, teammates, subcontractors, and company leadership.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace and defense program and/or product management.
• Demonstrated success leading software development teams using Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Experience managing programs under multiple contract types (CPFF, FFP, and T&M).
• Experience managing prime government contracts and serving as the primary point of accountability for contract execution, customer engagement, and program performance.
• Experience managing subcontractors, suppliers, and teaming partners, including oversight of cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage cross-functional teams, customers, and external stakeholders.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Master's degree or higher in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading technical teams through capability acquisition events (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other program milestones).
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.
• Experience supporting or leading product development programs.
• Experience supporting proposal development, capture activities, and transition from capture to program execution.
• Experience managing large, complex prime contracts for DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal government customers.
• Experience building and managing subcontractor teams and supplier ecosystems in support of government programs.
• Demonstrated success executing programs in a prime contractor role with responsibility for all aspects of program performance, including subcontractor integration and management.

Compensation
The salary range for this role is $160,000 - $230,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Benefits
Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.

About Trusted Space
Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real-time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space-based ISR, and ground/command & control (C2) systems.

Rooted in our adherence to the Golden Rule – to treat others as we want to be treated – Trusted Space fosters a culture of innovation, mission-focus, agility, and technical excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world-class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all we do. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers to provide solutions to their most difficult national security and intelligence challenges.

Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

DISCLAIMER: Trusted Space, LLC only uses the respective domains of trustedspace.com and trustedspace.us for official contact and any other domains are likely a scam and do not originate from our company. Trusted Space will never ask a candidate for access or pass codes to personal accounts including e-mails, bank accounts, CashApp, Paypal, Venmo, etc.