Senior Programme Manager - Militarisation
On-siteMunchen, Bavaria, Federal Republic of Germany
Job Summary
Senior Programme Manager responsible for end-to-end militarisation of CA-1, serving as the programme counterpart to the Chief Engineer and the primary interface with government customers, industry partners, and internal teams. Ensures platform and system development meets MIL-Spec, STANAG, and NATO standards from early-stage development through qualified delivery. Coordinates across Engineering, Product, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance to translate commitments into executable plans, protect programme integrity, and oversee qualification, testing, and trial campaigns while maintaining schedule, risk, and budget visibility.
Required Qualifications
- Have delivered complex militarisation programmes end-to-end, from early-stage development through qualification, testing, and operational handover in a defence or aerospace environment
- Have served as the primary programme interface with government customers and defence industry partners, managing commitments and expectations across multi-stakeholder environments
- Have coordinated cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance, around shared programme objectives in a regulated, time-critical context
- Have applied MIL-Spec standards, STANAG and NATO requirements, and airworthiness regulations as a core part of active programme delivery
- Have managed programme schedule, risk registers, and budget across multiple concurrent sub-streams, making sound decisions under ambiguity and complexity
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with European defence procurement processes and direct engagement experience at government level across multiple national customers
- Experience working across software-hardware integration programmes in a militarised or dual-use technology context
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