• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in engineering, science, business, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in lieu of education. • Fifteen or more years of progressively complex experience in program administration, program management, aerospace, defense, engineering, business development, or a related field. • At least eleven years of experience managing complex programs is preferred. • Demonstrated experience overseeing programs involving advanced products, systems, technology development, production, testing, integration, or delivery. • Experience managing technical, schedule, quality, business, and financial objectives across multiple functional organizations or locations. • Demonstrated understanding of program-management principles, including organization, planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and workload coordination. • Ability to apply advanced technologies, principles, theories, and concepts to complex program requirements. • Ability to develop innovative solutions to highly complex technical, operational, and business problems. • Strong leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. • Ability to effectively engage with executive leadership, technical and professional staff, customers, partners, and external stakeholders. • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams, including through subordinate management. • Experience developing proposals, business plans, statements of work, budgets, and contract requirements. • Ability to make sound decisions in situations where program outcomes may significantly affect business performance. • Ability to meet applicable security, regulatory, and compliance requirements. • Ability to travel as required. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with unmanned aircraft, autonomous systems, advanced aircraft, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, command and control, or related aerospace and defense technologies. • Experience leading complex aerospace or defense programs from early development through production, delivery, and follow-on growth. • Experience supporting customer engagements, program reviews, contract negotiations, and business-development activities. • Experience developing new markets, expanding existing business, or transitioning advanced technologies into production programs. • Experience working with multiple sites, customers, partners, suppliers, or external stakeholders. • Familiarity with aerospace and defense acquisition processes, government contracting, export controls, and applicable security requirements. • Experience mentoring and developing program-management, engineering, business-development, or other technical personnel. • Formal program-management, capture-management, or business-development certification.