Flight Program Manager

We are looking for a Program Manager to drive the operational delivery and field readiness of our Flight and Lab teams. This is a hands-on role: you will bridge the gap between R&D, hardware manufacturing, and real-world mission deployment. You will own the operational lifecycle of flight assets, ensuring that hardware, software, and ground infrastructure are mission-ready, and turn engineering requirements into executable schedules while managing physical supply chain dependencies for drones and components.

Responsibilities

• Help teams clarify scope, success criteria, acceptance criteria, delivery risks, and readiness for field testing or release.
• Manage and own the end-to-end delivery of Flight and Lab team missions.
• Drive regular syncs, reviews, and escalation routines for critical initiatives.
• Lead the planning, scheduling, and execution of R&D flight tasks, including documenting and tracking Ad-hoc priority activities.
• Coordinate all stakeholders involved in flight operations to ensure alignment with company and team priorities.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of flight equipment: coordinate the manufacturing, retrofitting, and procurement of drones, and ensure the availability and readiness of all required ground infrastructure components.
• Maintain rigorous status, risk, and resource tracking specifically for flight and lab team throughput.
• Drive the operational readiness of all flight and lab assets for field testing and mission deployment.
• Help leadership see the real picture: what is on track, what is blocked, what is unclear, and where decisions are required.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in project management, program management, delivery management, technical program management, or similar roles.
• Proven ability to manage the end-to-end delivery cycle—from R&D prototyping to field readiness and mission deployment.
• Strong capability to manage resource dependencies, including equipment procurement, manufacturing coordination, and supply chain tracking for field assets.
• Ability to work closely with engineering teams to bridge the gap between lab-based R&D and real-world performance.
• Ability to create clear, action-oriented reporting for leadership, focusing specifically on operational blockers, equipment availability, and field mission status.
• Good written and verbal communication in English and Ukrainian.
• Ability to create clear executive-level reporting without hiding complexity or overloading people with noise.
• Comfortable working in high-uncertainty environments where requirements, priorities, and constraints can change quickly.
• High ownership, persistence, and operational discipline.
• Strong risk-management mindset: you naturally ask what can fail, what is blocked, what is unverified, and what decision is missing.
• Readiness to work with sensitive defense-related information and follow strict operational security practices.

Nice to have

• Experience in drone/UAV operations, robotics, aerospace, or embedded systems development.
• Experience in startups or fast-scaling product companies.
• Experience with field testing, pilot programs, demo preparation, customer trials, or production-readiness processes.
• Experience working with military, government, security, or regulated customers.
• Background in engineering, product management, operations, or business analysis.

Benefits

• A dynamic environment with a unique opportunity to directly influence and see the impact of your work.
• A mission-driven role in a company building technology that directly supports Ukrainian and global defense capabilities.
• The opportunity to work on one of the most advanced and practically tested autonomy products in the defense-tech market.
• Direct exposure to real users, real operational constraints, and real product impact — not abstract corporate roadmaps.
• A high-ownership culture where initiative, clarity, and execution matter more than bureaucracy.
• Close collaboration with experienced founders, engineers, product leaders, and field teams.
• Space to shape program management practices from the ground up as the company scales.
• Flexible remote work options where possible.