Aurelius Systems
Senior Manager, Defense Programs
$160K–$210K
Remote · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in defense program management, government acquisition, military program execution, or defense industry operations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant military, government, or industry experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information or items; defined to include U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and certain protected classes of asylees and refugees.
About the job
Leads customer relationships and execution for government and industry defense programs, from award through demonstrations, delivery, and operational fielding.
What you'll do
- Own program plans, schedules, budgets, deliverables, resources, and risks across concurrent programs.
- Coordinate engineering, operations, supply chain, customers, and partners to meet contractual commitments.
- Plan and execute demonstrations, test events, operational assessments, deployments, and program reporting.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in defense program management, government acquisition, military program execution, or defense industry operations.
- Experience in a customer-facing program management, government acquisition, or comparable leadership role.
- Demonstrated success managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of Department of Defense organizations, acquisition processes, and government-industry relationships.
Nice to have
- Experience with counter-UAS, directed energy, air defense, or related defense technologies.
- Experience with Other Transaction agreements, FAR-based contracts, or DoD rapid acquisition pathways.
Pay
$160K – $210K (base salary)
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