Technical Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About Canopy Aerospace & Defense

Canopy A&D is built to accelerate the future of advanced materials for space, defense, and maritime systems. Canopy delivers specialized materials and components that carry customers from concept through sustainment. Canopy A&D’s advanced signal attenuation technologies and production-scale manufacturing accelerate the fielding of platforms that are faster, cooler, and quieter. Our adaptive approach ensures solutions evolve at the pace of shifting challenges, keeping our customers ahead of the curve.

Technical Program Manager – Advanced Materials

As a Technical Program Manager at MSM, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver innovative material solutions from concept through production. You’ll serve as the key technical liaison between customers and internal teams, ensuring alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables. This role is essential to advancing MSM’s mission of developing cutting-edge radar-absorbing, vibration-damping, and shielding technologies by coordinating joint development efforts, managing program risks, and driving informed decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Align cross-functional teams—including engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain—on program goals, timelines, and deliverables to ensure seamless execution from concept through production.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison for customers, translating feedback into actionable engineering tasks and ensuring alignment with program objectives.
• Represent technical content clearly and effectively to both internal stakeholders and external partners, including customers, suppliers, and sister companies.
• Coordinate joint development efforts across affiliated companies and business units, ensuring shared milestones, resources, and deliverables are met.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks early, implementing contingency plans to maintain schedule and technical performance.
• Track program progress using project management tools, maintaining visibility on key milestones, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Facilitate timely and informed decision-making by providing data-driven insights, technical context, and clear trade-off analyses to leadership and engineering teams.
• Support the development and qualification of MSM’s radar-absorbing, vibration-damping, shielding solutions and other products / development projects across all affiliated partners.
• Travel to customer sites, test facilities, and partner locations as needed to support program execution and integration activities.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

FLSA Classification :  Salary Exempt

Type :  Full Time

Business Hours :  Core standard business hours

Salary Range :  $120,000 - $160,000

Reports to :  VP of Engineering

Base Location :  Riverside, CA

Travel :  Up to 15%

Physical Requirements / Work Environments

Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time

Ability to use a computer to complete assignments

Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and online

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office or manufacturing environment

Note : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Management may modify or assign additional duties as needed.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations : job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Total compensation will also include a comprehensive set of benefits including but not limited to : Company paid employee medical, dental and vision insurance. Retirement plan participation (eligibility required), paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.

Physical Requirements / Work Environments

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Management may modify or assign additional duties as needed.

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS :

To conform to US Government export regulations, the applicant must be a (i) US Citizen, (ii) lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (aka green card holder), (iii) protected individual as defined by U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or (iv) eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Canopy A&D is an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment with Canopy A&D is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.