Senior Program Manager (Hauppauge)

Company Description AmpliTech Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMPG) is a designer, developer, and manufacturer of custom and standard state-of-the-art RF components serving Commercial, 5G/6G, quantum computing, SATCOM, Space, Defense, and Military markets. The company’s products cover a wide frequency range from 50 kHz to 44 GHz, with ongoing development toward 110 GHz. AmpliTech focuses on high-performance, innovative RF solutions that address complex signal and systems challenges across demanding applications. In addition to hardware, the company provides consulting services to help customers solve microwave component and system design problems. Team members collaborate with leading-edge technologies and customers who are advancing next-generation communications and computing.
Role Description The Senior Program Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Hauppauge, NY. This role oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of complex RF component and system programs, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, budget, and schedule. The Senior Program Manager leads cross-functional teams in engineering, operations, supply chain, and quality, coordinating milestones, managing risks, and resolving issues that may impact program performance. Day-to-day responsibilities include defining program scope, creating and maintaining detailed project plans, monitoring progress, and preparing status reports and presentations for internal leadership and external customers. The role also involves engaging with customers to clarify technical and commercial needs, managing changes to scope, and driving continuous improvement in program management processes and tools.
Qualifications

• Program and project management skills: experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary programs, defining scope, building schedules, managing risks, and driving on-time delivery.
• Technical domain skills: familiarity with RF/microwave components, communication systems, or related hardware development; ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical trade-offs.
• Leadership and collaboration skills: ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without direct authority, facilitate meetings, and maintain accountability across engineering, operations, and supply chain.
• Customer and stakeholder management skills: experience managing customer expectations, handling program communications, preparing status reports, and presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Process and quality skills: experience with product lifecycle processes, configuration management, and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, or similar).
• Business and financial acumen: ability to manage budgets, track program costs, understand contracts, and support pricing, proposals, and change orders.
• Communication skills: strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to create clear reports, presentations, and documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Education and experience: bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, business, or a related field; significant experience