Head of Programme Management

Griffon Aerospace designs, builds, and flies unmanned aerial systems that perform. We are a small, focused team of engineers and operators who care firstly about mission success before satisfying any other "metrics." We don't hand work off and walk away. Our culture is defined by technical rigor, relentless follow-through, and a refusal to accept "good enough" when our customers' missions are on the line.

The Valiant UAS program is one of our premier product lines, and we need a Program Manager who treats it that way. We need a candidate who can manage schedule, technical risk, and customer relationships in parallel.

As the Program Manager for the Valiant UAS portfolio, you are the single accountable leader for everything that touches this program: budget, schedule, technical performance, customer satisfaction, and team execution. You will be on the phone when a customer faces challenges, and you will already have a recovery plan ready to make them whole and confident in our commitments to their success. Develop, maintain, and actively manage integrated master schedules (IMS) with real milestones to minimize dependence on purely success‑based goals

Drive cost, schedule, and technical performance to plan; identify and burn down risk before they can be realized

Lead monthly program reviews, CDRs, PDRs, and customer milestone events

Own the financial baseline and variance analysis to mitigate surprises to leadership or the customer

Facilitate rapid decision‑making when design, test, or fielding issues arise

Engage directly in failure investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action follow‑through

Customer & Stakeholder Management

Be the primary interface to Government program offices, prime contractors, and end users

Communicate status, risks, and issues proactively

Identify and capture follow‑on business, contract modifications, and program growth opportunities

Represent Griffon at industry events, customer visits, and proposal activities as required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Systems, or a closely related technical discipline

7+ years of program management experience in defense aerospace, UAS, or adjacent fields

Demonstrated track record managing DoD development or production programs from $5M to $50M+

Hands‑on experience with aircraft or UAS systems

Strong command of program management fundamentals: EVM, IMS, risk management, CDR/PDR processes

Active Secret clearance (or ability to obtain)

Comfortable traveling to customer sites, field operations, and test events up to 30%

Master's degree in Engineering or Business (MBA), or equivalent operational experience

PMP, DAWIA, or equivalent program management certification

Active Top-Secret clearance

Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match

Paid time off and 10 paid holidays

Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates

A small company where your decisions matter and your fingerprints are on real hardware flying real missions