Senior Programme Manager - Militarisation - Air

The day-to-day

• Own end-to-end programme delivery for CA-1 militarisation, acting as the central point of coordination between Chief Engineering and all relevant sub-streams to maintain schedule integrity and protect the quality of deliverables
• Serve as the primary interface with government customers and industry partners, translating contractual commitments into clear internal priorities and maintaining alignment across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• Bring together Engineering, Product, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance teams around shared programme objectives, resolving cross-functional dependencies and keeping customer commitments on track
• Oversee qualification, testing, and trial campaigns, maintaining a live view of programme schedule, risk, and budget to surface issues early and keep delivery on course
• Ensure platform and system development remains compliant with MIL-Spec standards, STANAG and NATO requirements, airworthiness regulations, and all relevant security and contractual obligations throughout the programme lifecycle

You should apply if you

• 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

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to Have

• 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

What we offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

These are the core benefits across all locations; there may be additional benefits in specific sites.

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation

Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026