Lead Technical Program Manager

Lyntris is a defense technology company that connects sensing to action across the connected battlespace. Lyntris brings together the talents of Accelint and Vitesse teams under one mission, with each contributing deep expertise within their domain. Combining differentiated hardware, software and mission expertise, Lyntris helps customers sense threats, make sense of complex conditions and act with greater speed, precision and confidence in contested environments.

Lyntris supports U.S. and allied defense organizations across every branch — including Navy, Army, Air Force, Space Force and allied partners — spanning strategic, operational and tactical missions and every domain: Space, Air, Land, Sea and Cyber. With more than 200 active defense programs, Lyntris works at every level of the mission, from national command authority to the tactical edge.

Solutions are designed by operators who understand the mission, engineered for the conditions that degrade or defeat standard systems, and built on an open, modular architecture that integrates into existing programs without requiring them to start over. Lyntris moves faster than the traditional defense cycle — with integrated design, build and test capabilities in-house — and delivers systems that sustain and endure long after initial fielding.

Job Description 

• Lead Technical Program Manager

• Full Time

• Remote 

Position Summary

The Technical Program Manager will serve as a cross-functional technical and programmatic leader supporting the development, integration, production transition, and demonstration of advanced maritime and sensor systems across Lyntris’ portfolio.

This role is intentionally broad and execution-focused, combining elements of program management, systems integration, mechanical engineering leadership, production transition, and customer coordination. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience operating across the full lifecycle of defense programs including development, integration and test, production, sustainment, and field demonstration activities.

This individual will operate directly alongside engineering, operations, manufacturing, suppliers, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful execution of complex hardware and integrated system efforts spanning unmanned systems, radar/sensor platforms, autonomy systems, and advanced payload integrations.

The role is expected to bridge technical execution with programmatic oversight while helping scale organizational processes, integration readiness, production maturity, and customer delivery capabilities across multiple simultaneous efforts.

Duties & Responsibilities 

Program Leadership & Execution

• Support program execution activities across advanced maritime, sensor, and autonomous system programs.
• Assist with planning, execution, schedule coordination, risk management, and technical oversight for development and production efforts.
• Support Basis of Estimate (BoE), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM), and technical planning activities for proposals, IRADs, and customer efforts.
• Coordinate across engineering, production, finance, supply chain, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful program execution.
• Support earned value management (EVM) activities, execution tracking, and program performance reporting where required.
• Assist in customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and program reviews.

Integration & Demonstration

• Lead integration, checkout, troubleshooting, and demonstration activities for unmanned systems, payloads, radar systems, and associated subsystems.
• Develop and execute system integration plans, test procedures, verification activities, and demonstration events.
• Support dockside, laboratory, factory, and field testing activities including on-water and customer demonstration events.
• Conduct technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis in dynamic integration and operational environments.
• Maintain integration readiness through configuration management, documentation control, and system verification processes.
• Support rapid deployment and operational readiness of demonstration assets and support equipment.

Mechanical Engineering & Production Transition

• Lead or support mechanical design, integration, and production transition efforts across multiple hardware programs.
• Develop and review CAD models, engineering drawings, and production documentation.
• Support structural, thermal, packaging, manufacturability, and integration trade studies.
• Coordinate with suppliers, fabrication teams, and manufacturing partners to improve producibility, assembly efficiency, and configuration control.
• Support Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), configuration changes, discrepancy resolution, and corrective actions.
• Assist in transitioning systems from prototype and development environments into scalable production efforts.
• Support environmental stress screening (ESS), integration fit checks, assembly troubleshooting, and production verification activities.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Mentor junior engineers, technicians, and integration personnel.
• Operate as a technical intermediary between engineering, manufacturing, customers, and leadership teams.
• Foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams operating in fast-paced development and operational environments.
• Identify process improvements that improve execution efficiency, integration quality, and program scalability.

Required Qualifications 

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting DoD or defense-related hardware/system programs.
• Demonstrated experience in system integration, integration & test (I&T), production support, or technical program execution.
• Experience supporting programs through development, integration, production, and sustainment lifecycles.
• Strong understanding of configuration management, production transition, and engineering change processes.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customer stakeholders.
• Familiarity with mechanical design tools such as SolidWorks, Creo/Pro-E, CATIA, or equivalent.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities in fast-paced operational environments.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with both technical and executive audiences.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Physical Requirements 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. 

• This position may require working in a lab or office setting with some exposure to manufacturing and testing environments. 

• This position may require the ability to travel up to 15%. 

• The role may involve handling hardware components and using specialized equipment. 

Work Environment

This is a remote position with travel expected to customer locations, manufacturing facilities, integration sites, and test ranges. Work will include a combination of office, laboratory, manufacturing, dockside, and field test environments supporting maritime and defense-related operations.

The role may require participation in field exercises, on-water demonstrations, factory integration efforts, and rapid-response operational activities in support of customer objectives. 

Clearance Requirements 

Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment. 

Pay Scales & Benefits 

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors. 

Benefits include… 

Paid Time Off 

Paid Company Holidays 

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance 

Optional HSA and FSA 

Base and Voluntary Life Insurance 

Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance 

401k Matching 

Employee Assistance Program