Hiring: Program Director, Radar Programs Company: AST SpaceMobile Location: Arlington, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:15:04 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Defense Industry, Jira, Microsoft Office, NetSuite, Program Management, Risk Management, Security Clearance, Segment, Stakeholder Management, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •A minimum of 12 years of program management experience in the aerospace/defense industry, including direct experience managing firm-fixed-price, milestone-based U.S. Government or prime/subcontract programs. Required Skills: •Serve as AST's primary program lead and customer point of contact, representing AST in program reviews, milestone negotiations, and day-to-day government customer engagement. •Maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and provide monthly programmatic status reporting covering technical progress, financial status, schedule status, and risk. •Build and maintain a program risk registry (technical and programmatic) and drive mitigation actions across engineering, operations, and supply chain teams. •Lead in-person program reviews, kickoff meetings, and periodic status briefings with the government customer, primarily in the Washington, D.C. area. •Ensure compliance with program cost/schedule reporting requirements and program security and Operations Security (OPSEC) obligations •Directly supervise and mentor program management staff supporting the program. •Coordinate cross-functionally across Systems Engineering, Space Segment, Launch Segment, Ground Segment, and Mission Operations to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery against contract milestones. •Support proposal development, rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) estimating for follow-on/expansion scope, and capture activities to grow the program. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, business, or a related technical field required •Master's degree preferred. •Demonstrated capacity to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods. •Demonstrated capacity to travel periodically (estimated quarterly, with additional travel around key program milestones) to the Washington, D.C. area and other program locations. •This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!