Kela Technologies
Technical Program Manager- LA
USA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Five or more years; experience in technical program management, systems engineering, engineering project management, operations, or a related role supporting complex technical products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, business, or a related field.
About the job
Owns cross-functional technical programs from requirements and system definition through integration, testing, production, and customer delivery.
What you'll do
- Develop integrated plans, manage schedules, dependencies, risks, and resources, and drive cross-functional actions to completion.
- Coordinate system integration, testing, manufacturing, supply chain, customer deliverables, and program reviews.
- Communicate program status and risks to internal teams, customers, government stakeholders, and external partners.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, business, or a related field.
- Five or more years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, engineering project management, operations, or a related role supporting complex technical products.
- Experience leading cross-functional programs across multiple engineering disciplines, including hardware and software development, system integration, manufacturing, and testing.
- Experience with government customers, government contracts, proposals, contractual deliverables, or technical data requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, unmanned systems, or other highly integrated technical products.
- Experience with tools such as Linear, Notion, Jira, Google Workspace, or equivalent program-management platforms.
Tools
Linear, Notion, Jira, Google Workspace
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