Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview :

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the successful delivery of our radar product line. This role is critical to aligning cross-functional teams, meeting customer requirements, and ensuring on-time delivery within budget. The TPM will collaborate closely with Business Development (BD), Production, Customer, and Engineering teams to oversee program execution, manage budgets, and ensure all technical and contractual objectives are met.

The TPM will report to the (Acting) Director of the Program Execution Office (PEO).

Responsibilities :

• Program Lifecycle Ownership : Lead full program lifecycle to ensure that cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.
• Provide oversight of all technical and operational functions, planning, organization, and control of resources to complete all contract deliverables and services.
• Plan and direct execution of the contractual, technical, multi-disciplinary engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative support effort.
• In conjunction with technical delivery team, monitor and report progress through regularly scheduled briefings to leadership on program status and milestones.
• Working with technical delivery leads, manage acquisition and employment of project resources.
• Ensure sufficient qualified staffing to achieve timely and successful completion of the efforts described in the contract statement of work (SOW).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Coordinate efforts across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and BD for integrated execution of the program.
• Lead and coordinate efforts to resolve project-related challenges and blockers.
• Customer Engagement : Serve as the primary POC to the customer's COTR / Tech POC for contract, cost, schedule, and performance.
• Coordinate all program management reviews with the customer to discuss contract performance, special topics of interest, and issue resolutions.
• Coordinate with technical delivery team on drafting and finalization of technical quarterly reports, status reports, final reports, and other contract deliverable documentation as required by contract.
• Budget & Resource Management : Manage program budget and resource allocation to meet project requirements efficiently.
• Support financial controls and administrative aspects of the project.
• Change Management : Manage and document scope changes, ensuring alignment with project goals.

Work 4-5 days onsite out of our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA or Washington D.C.

Minimum Requirements :

Preferred Requirements :

Why CHAOS?

Salary Range : $160,000 - $250,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations.