Technical Program Manager
ALTEN Technology USA
| Company | ALTEN Technology USA |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Burlington |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused Technical Program Manager to serve as the primary liaison between our engineering teams and customers, leading the successful execution of complex aerospace and aviation programs. The ideal candidate combines a strong technical background in Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation (V&V), Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline with proven experience coordinating cross-functional engineering teams, managing project schedules and resources, mitigating program risks, and delivering results in highly regulated environments. This individual is a skilled communicator and relationship builder who can align customer objectives with engineering execution, drive collaboration across technical and leadership stakeholders, and ensure engineering deliverables meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational skills, strategic planning capabilities, and the ability to manage competing priorities while fostering accountability, transparency, and operational excellence throughout the program lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the primary on-site technical representative, building trusted relationships with customer stakeholders while ensuring alignment between customer objectives and engineering execution.
Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex engineering programs by developing project plans, schedules, resource strategies, and program milestones.
Partner with cross-functional engineering teams, including Systems, Verification & Validation (V&V), Mechanical, and other technical disciplines, to coordinate project activities and drive successful program delivery.
Manage program execution by assigning priorities, coordinating engineering resources, tracking deliverables, and resolving schedule conflicts to maintain project momentum.
Act as the central communication point between the customer, engineering teams, and leadership, providing regular program status updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
Identify program risks, technical dependencies, and resource constraints while developing proactive plans to minimize impacts to cost, schedule, and quality.
Facilitate technical reviews, planning meetings, and customer discussions, ensuring action items are documented, communicated, and completed.
Establish and maintain program dashboards, schedules, and performance metrics to provide visibility into project health and execution progress.
Drive cross-functional collaboration to improve engineering processes, communication, and overall program efficiency.
Support configuration management, documentation control, and adherence to customer and company engineering processes throughout the program lifecycle.
Ensure engineering deliverables meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and applicable aviation industry standards.
Foster a collaborative working environment that promotes accountability, transparency, and strong partnerships between customer and engineering o