Technical Program Manager

U.S. Citizenship Required. Ability to qualify for a US Department of War Top Secret security clearance required. Candidate must be SAP program eligible.

This position is in-person.

Toyon Research Corporation is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to handle multiple complex projects in the Flight Test and Evaluation Team in the Aerospace Division. This role is responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of technical program objectives on time, within budget, and to customer requirements. The Technical Program Manager will partner closely with customers, internal engineering teams, and external stakeholders to drive technical execution, manage program risks, and ensure successful delivery of customer commitments.

The ideal candidate has a proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts, manage complex technical programs, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead major technical and program reviews and ensure that design maturity, analysis, hardware readiness, and verification evidence support progression to the next phase of development
• Serve as a primary technical and programmatic interface with the customer, developing a deep understanding of their mission requirements and maintaining clear, accurate, and trusted communication throughout program execution
• Translate evolving customer needs into actionable engineering requirements while clearly communicating technical constraints, schedule implications, risks, and tradeoffs
• Collaborate with engineering, management, and administrative teams to develop integrated program plans, schedules, and budgets
• Monitor program performance and ensure technical, schedule, and cost objectives are met