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Senior Program Manager

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Torrance, CA
Senior level
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Torrance, CA
Senior level
Lead the Seat Actuation Program, managing timelines and resources while ensuring customer alignment and compliance with aerospace certification requirements.
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**Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**
Who We Are

We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building next generation technology, let's chat!

We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future. 

A couple other things:

  • We are open to relocating you
  • We have great benefits
  • We have a flexible work environment
  • We are well funded, and are already generating revenue
  • We are located in beautiful Torrance, CA and just moved into a new large hangar facility

About the Role:
Program Manager capable of thriving in a startup environment to lead our Seat Actuation Program. This role is all about making things happen — turning customer needs and engineering innovation into certified, delivered products. You’ll coordinate across a small but highly skilled team, manage technical and business priorities, and keep customers aligned and confident in our progress.

In our environment, you won’t just track schedules — you’ll help build them, shape decisions, and jump in wherever needed to make sure our program delivers.

What you'll do:

  • Own the Program: Drive the seat actuation program from early design through certification, production, and aftermarket support
  • Hands-On Leadership: Build and maintain schedules, budgets, and risk plans — but also roll up your sleeves to solve problems in real time
  • Be the Hub: Connect engineering, supply chain, operations, and quality so the team stays aligned and moving
  • Customer Voice: Act as the main customer interface, translating needs into clear deliverables and ensuring transparency on progress and risks
  • Certification Readiness: Partner with engineering and quality to navigate aerospace certification requirements and deliver compliant solutions
  • Startup Agility: Spot bottlenecks quickly and drive solutions that balance speed, cost, and quality.
  • Executive Visibility: Report program health to leadership with clarity and action-oriented recommendations

What You Have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
  • 5–7 years of program management experience in aerospace or high-tech hardware
  • Comfort working in a lean environment where processes are still being built
  • Strong systems thinking and the ability to connect technical details with business goals
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without heavy hierarchy
  • Excellent communicator who can earn trust with both engineers and executives
  • Willingness to wear multiple hats and adjust priorities quickly

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience with actuation systems or electromechanical components
  • PMP or equivalent experience

What we have to offer:

We are not just building components. We are reshaping the future of the Aerospace and Defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market! Come join us and help build next generation systems that will make a massive impact at global scale.

  • We offer competitive compensation + equity
  • Exceptional healthcare benefits, Medical is 100% covered by the company
  • Flexible PTO 
  • 401K
  • More to come!

Top Skills

Aerospace
Engineering
Program Management
Systems Thinking

Salient Motion Irvine, California, USA Office

Irvine, CA , United States, 92612

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