ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGER

Our client, Ghost Robotics, builds legged robots for defense, security, and industrial customers operating in environments were

failure is not recoverable. Getting a machine like that from concept to fielded product means hardware, firmware,

software, verification, manufacturing, and documentation all landing on the same date. That coordination is this job.

You will own the execution framework for our product development programs: the integrated schedule, the risk register,

the dependency map, and the release readiness plan. You will work alongside Product Owners and Engineering Leads

who own the technical decisions, and you will make sure those decisions are visible, sequenced, and funded.

This is an execution leadership role. You will not be the technical decisionmaker, and you will not manage engineers

directly. You will be the person leadership turns to when they need to know whether the program is actually going to

make its date.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain the integrated development plan for assigned programs: milestones, critical path,

dependencies, and release objectives.

• Translate product priorities from Product Owners and Engineering Leads into an executable schedule the whole

organization can work from.

• Run the risk and issue process. Surface risks early, drive mitigation, escalate the ones that need a leadership

decision.

• Drive release readiness across engineering, manufacturing, software release management, technical

documentation, training, and field support.

• Own development budget tracking against plan and flag cost, schedule, or resource impacts before they become

surprises.

• Facilitate program reviews and readiness gates. Close action items.

• Deliver monthly program health reporting to executive leadership: progress, schedule, budget, risks, and

decisions pending.

• Find and remove the things blocking engineering from shipping.