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Technical Program Manager, Cleared

Aalyria · Remote (United States) · Remote

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About Aalyria

Aalyria is a leading technology company that supplies laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms to the aerospace industry. Backed by Battery.

About the role

Aalyria's Spacetime platform orchestrates highly dynamic aerospace networks using a temporospatial Software Defined Networking (SDN) approach, managing not just routing but the physical link topology and lower-layer configuration underneath it.

What they're looking for

  • Active TS/SCI clearance in good standing. TS/SCI with polygraph is strongly preferred given the access levels this role requires
  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or a closely related role delivering complex technical platforms, ideally for U.S. Government or defense/space customers
  • Demonstrated technical depth: the ability to read and critique a design document unaided, and to engage engineering teams on architecture, scaling, and failure-mode tradeoffs as a peer, not a translator
  • Proven ability to influence without authority and interface confidently with senior government and customer stakeholders
  • Experience managing complex project financials, resource tracking, or strict contractual reporting requirements (T&M, FFP, or cost-type contracts)
  • U.S. citizenship (required to hold and maintain the clearance level above)
More about this role

Aalyria's Spacetime platform orchestrates highly dynamic aerospace networks using a temporospatial Software Defined Networking (SDN) approach, managing not just routing but the physical link topology and lower-layer configuration underneath it.

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to own execution on one of our most sensitive customer programs, work that requires an active TS/SCI clearance , with a polygraph strongly preferred given the access levels involved. You'll be the linchpin between Aalyria's engineering teams and a cleared government customer, driving technical tradeoffs directly rather than simply tracking them. Engineering will look to you to make sequencing, scope, and architecture-adjacent calls, and to represent program status and risk with complete accuracy to customer stakeholders who may not always have full visibility into every technical detail.

This is a role for someone who can operate independently inside a classified environment, hold their own in a room with Staff or Principal engineers, and get things done through influence rather than authority.

  • End-to-End Technical Program Execution: Own program planning and execution for a classified...

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