Flight Program Manager

The role

The Program Manager will drive operational delivery and field readiness for Flight and Lab teams. This role bridges the gap between R&D, hardware manufacturing, and real-world mission deployment.

What you will do

• Help teams clarify scope, success criteria, acceptance criteria, delivery risks, and readiness.
• Manage and own the end-to-end delivery of Flight and Lab team missions.
• Drive regular syncs, reviews, and escalation routines for critical initiatives.
• Lead the planning, scheduling, and execution of R&D flight tasks.
• Coordinate all stakeholders involved in flight operations.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of flight equipment including manufacturing, retrofitting, and procurement.
• Maintain status, risk, and resource tracking for flight and lab team throughput.
• Drive operational readiness of all flight and lab assets for field testing and mission deployment.
• Help leadership identify what is on track, blocked, unclear, or requires decisions.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in project management, program management, delivery management, technical program management, or similar roles.
• Proven ability to manage the end-to-end delivery cycle from R&D prototyping to field readiness and mission deployment.
• Strong capability to manage resource dependencies including equipment procurement, manufacturing coordination, and supply chain tracking.
• Ability to work closely with engineering teams to bridge the gap between lab-based R&D and real-world performance.
• Ability to create clear, action-oriented reporting for leadership.
• Good written and verbal communication in English and Ukrainian.
• Ability to create clear executive-level reporting.
• Comfortable working in high-uncertainty environments.
• High ownership, persistence, and operational discipline.
• Strong risk-management mindset.
• Readiness to work with sensitive defense-related information and follow strict operational security practices.

Nice to have

• Experience in drone/UAV operations, robotics, aerospace, or embedded systems development.
• Experience in startups or fast-scaling product companies.
• Experience with field testing, pilot programs, demo preparation, customer trials, or production-readiness processes.
• Experience working with military, government, security, or regulated customers.
• Background in engineering, product management, operations, or business analysis.

Benefits

• Dynamic environment with opportunity to influence work impact.
• Mission-driven role supporting Ukrainian and global defense capabilities.
• Work on advanced autonomy products.
• Direct exposure to real users and real operational constraints.
• High-ownership culture.
• Close collaboration with founders, engineers, product leaders, and field teams.
• Space to shape program management practices.
• Flexible remote work options where possible.

Before you apply

• Recruiter Screen, Interview with Hiring Manager, Test Task, Final Interview, Offer.
• May need to perform additional background checks.

About the company

Swarmer develops software that makes drones autonomous and allows them to operate together in large, coordinated teams. The company is a Ukrainian defense startup that went public on NASDAQ in March 2026.