Senior Program Manager

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

The Role

Red 6 is seeking an experienced Program Manager that will be responsible for the execution of one or more development engineering programs across the full acquisition lifecycle. The Program Manager leads cross-functional teams to deliver technical, cost, schedule, and performance objectives in compliance with customer contract requirements, DoD acquisition regulations (as applicable), and internal program management processes.

The Program Manager serves as the primary point of contact with one or more contract customers and ensures successful program execution from requirements definition through development, test, qualification, and the transition to production or fielding. This role requires deep experience managing cost, schedule, and performance on complex defense programs, with direct responsibility for contract execution, customer engagement, and internal coordination across engineering, operations, finance, and subcontractors.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the single point of accountability for program execution across cost, schedule, performance, and risk.

- Establish Cost and Schedule execution baselines based on contractual requirements and scope.

- Establish Risk and Opportunity tracking and management, including mitigation planning for quantified risks.

- Status and manage program execution and deliveries to plan with regular reporting to company leadership and customers.

- Serve as primary customer focal for one or more Red 6 execution contracts.

- Project and update revenue and cash models associated with contract execution.

- Manage program resourcing in alignment with cost and schedule baseline.

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