Chaos Industries
Program Manager, Massed Modular Aircraft
$230K–$330K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum 15 years; defense or aerospace program/project management, including direct aircraft program experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the cost, schedule, technical performance, and delivery of an autonomous Massed Modular Aircraft defense program from proposal through development, testing, production, and sustainment.
What you'll do
- Own program cost, schedule, technical baselines, risk management, and performance across the lifecycle.
- Lead customer engagement and coordinate cross-functional engineering, operations, testing, and supply chain teams.
- Oversee program reviews, proposals, contract performance, safety, compliance, and test campaigns.
What they ask for
- At least 15 years of defense or aerospace program/project management experience, including direct aircraft-program management.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Working knowledge of EVMS, IMS development, and risk management processes.
- Experience with FAR/DFARS contract types (CPFF, CPIF, FFP) and government customer program offices.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or MBA; PMP certification.
- Experience with FMS or international programs, digital engineering/model-based acquisition, or prior Chief Engineer, Deputy Program Manager, or Integration Lead experience.
Pay
$230,000 - $330,000 USD base salary
Tools
EVMS, IMS, FAR/DFARS, HIL/SIL, FAA COA, ITAR/EAR, NISPOM
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