Shift5 is the Operational Intelligence platform for America’s defense and transportation systems, transforming untapped operational technology into actionable insights that enable peak performance and cyber resilience. Backed by Insight.
About the role
Cross-Functional Execution & Alignment: Coordinate execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems teams to translate program priorities, milestones, and requirements into actionable engineering plans. Program Tracking & Governance: Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints using Jira, Confluence, and custom dashboards; proactively identify, manage, and escalate execution risks to protect commitments.
What they're looking for
- Experience: 4+ years of experience in technical program coordination, engineering operations, project/program management, or a closely related role within cross-functional technical environments
- Program Management Mastery: Strong track record in milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, resource/capacity planning, and cross-team facilitation
- Stakeholder & Authority Management: Proven ability to translate customer/program needs into technical plans, communicate engineering constraints clearly, and drive alignment across teams without direct authority
- Tooling Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and other modern program planning, reporting, and collaboration tools
- Adaptability & User Empathy: Highly organized and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with demonstrated empathy for end-users to effectively integrate feedback into engineering decisions
More about this role
Shift5 is the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT). We’re a rapidly growing scale-up that specializes in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems across all defense vehicles and commercial aviation. We are a collaborative, passionate, and driven team of dynamic, multidisciplinary experts and we’re focused on helping our customers' fleets run smarter and safer by accessing and democratizing the volumes of onboard OT data generated by commercial and defense fleets. Come join us.
Shift5 is seeking a Technical Program Manager - Engineering Operations to join our team. In this role, you’ll serve as a critical bridge between Program leadership and core Engineering teams, translating high-level program priorities into actionable, well-sequenced engineering plans. You will manage cross-functional execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems, ensuring complex program commitments and milestones are met. Reporting within Engineering Operations, you will work closely with engineering managers, technical leads, and product teams, operating onsite as needed alongside technical and...
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