Technical Program Manager - Mission Integration

Technical Program Manager, Mission Integration

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Company: Venture-backed defense-technology startup
Function: Mission Integration (new team)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area — full time, on-site, embedded with engineering
Reports To: Head of Mission Integration
Travel: ~25%
Compensation: $140K–$180K + equity

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About the Client

A venture-backed defense-technology startup building autonomous aerial systems for defense customers is standing up a new Mission Integration function, and this is the mid-level (junior-mid) seat on that team.

About the Role

Mission Integration owns the downstream end of technical program management for the company's aerial platforms: everything from a system's first flight through handoff to the customer training teams. The mandate is to keep programs on schedule, keep engineering and the growth (sales) side aligned, and make sure each platform