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title: 'Flight Program Manager at Swarmer'
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# Flight Program Manager at Swarmer

- **Company:** Swarmer
- **Location:** Kyiv, Ukraine
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/swarmer/07939188-d9ef-4f34-a9a3-dab2e09b8369

## Job description

## WHY WE EXIST:

Swarmer develops software that makes drones autonomous and allows them to operate together, in large, coordinated teams — no pilots needed. Our technology has been battle-tested in Ukraine— the world’s most intense proving ground for drone warfare.

In March 2026, we became the first Ukrainian defense startup to go public on NASDAQ, following a $15M Series A —one of the largest investments in a Ukrainian defense tech company since the start of the war.

Working at Swarmer means operating at the intersection of engineering rigor and frontline reality. The problems and environments are complex, and the stakes are very real. We built this software to enable democratic nations to defend themselves.

If you are motivated by building resilient systems that matter and by seeing the direct impact of your work, you’ll find purpose here.

## WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a Flight Program Manager to drive the operational delivery and field readiness of our Flight and Lab teams. This is a hands-on role: you will bridge the gap between R&D, hardware manufacturing, and real-world mission deployment. We need someone who can own the operational lifecycle of flight assets, ensuring that hardware, software, and ground infrastructure are mission-ready. You will turn engineering requirements into executable schedules, manage physical supply chain dependencies for drones and components, and ensure that our teams are unblocked for field testing. The right person is comfortable in high-uncertainty, mission-critical environments where requirements change rapidly, and physical constraints are as important as software code.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO:

- Help teams clarify scope, success criteria, acceptance criteria, delivery risks, and readiness for field testing or release.
- 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, including documenting and tracking ad hoc priority activities.
- Coordinate all stakeholders involved in flight operations to ensure alignment with company and team priorities.
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of flight equipment: coordinate the manufacturing, retrofitting, and procurement of drones, and ensure the availability and readiness of all required ground infrastructure components.
- Maintain rigorous status, risk, and resource tracking specifically for flight and lab team throughput.
- Drive the operational readiness of all flight and lab assets for field testing and mission deployment.
- Help leadership see the real picture: what is on track, what is blocked, what is unclear, and where decisions are required.

## WHAT WE NEED:

- 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 for field assets.
- 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, focusing specifically on operational blockers, equipment availability, and field mission status.
- Good written and verbal communication in English, excellent Ukrainian.
- Ability to create clear executive-level reporting without hiding complexity or overloading people with noise.
- Comfortable working in high-uncertainty environments where requirements, priorities, and constraints can change quickly.
- High ownership, persistence, and operational discipline.
- Strong risk-management mindset: you naturally ask what can fail, what is blocked, what is unverified, and what decision is missing.
- Readiness to work with sensitive defense-related information and follow strict operational security practices.

## WHAT WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE:

- 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.

## WHAT YOU’LL GET:

- A dynamic environment with a unique opportunity to directly influence and see the impact of your work.
- A mission-driven role in a company building technology that directly supports Ukrainian and global defense capabilities.
- The opportunity to work on one of the most advanced and practically tested autonomy products in the defense-tech market.
- Direct exposure to real users, real operational constraints, and real product impact — not abstract corporate roadmaps.
- A high-ownership culture where initiative, clarity, and execution matter more than bureaucracy.
- Close collaboration with experienced founders, engineers, product leaders, and field teams.
- Space to shape program management practices from the ground up as the company scales.
- Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including insurance, paid sick leave, and 20 paid days off per year.
- Flexible remote work options where possible.

## HOW THE HIRING PROCESS WORKS:

✔️ Recruiter Screen → ✔️ Interview with Hiring Manager → ✔️ Test Task → ✔️ Final Interview → ✔️ Security check → ✔️ Offer

Ready to Apply?

## About Swarmer

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Swarmer develops combat-driven, vendor-agnostic collaborative autonomy software that enables one operator to control hundreds of unmanned systems in real time.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A; has filed for Nasdaq IPO)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, USA (with operations in Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia)
- **Founded**: May 2023
- **Founders**: Serhii Kupriienko (Global CEO) and Alex Fink (President & US CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense technology / Autonomous systems
- **Target customers**: Military and defense organizations (B2G)
- **Mission or purpose**: To provide intelligent swarming software that allows large numbers of low-cost unmanned systems to operate collectively as one coherent, resilient force, keeping humans out of harm’s way.

## Products & Services
- **Swarmer Software Platform**: A modular, platform-agnostic software stack for autonomous navigation, real-time combat data fusion, AI-driven collaboration, and scalable autonomy. Features encrypted over-the-air updates. Deployed on over 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company; filed for IPO but terms undisclosed)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $15 million (Series A, first for a Ukrainian startup) – [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/swarmer-takes-15-million-series-first-ukrainian-startup)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not individually named in available sources; has signed MOUs with Powerus and contracts with SkyKnight.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - More than 100,000 combat missions flown by nearly 50 units under active EW/GPS-denied conditions.
  - Filed for Nasdaq IPO in 2025/2026.
  - Rapid headcount growth and active hiring across engineering, sales, operations, and product roles in multiple countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world validation**: Software evolved on the battlefield in Ukraine, not in a lab – terabytes of proprietary combat data inform ML models.
- **Vendor-agnostic**: Operates at the intelligence layer, independent of any single hardware supplier or platform.
- **Resilience**: Designed for contested, degraded, GPS-denied environments with continuous over-the-air updates.
- **Scalability**: One operator can control hundreds of autonomous systems simultaneously.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the platform for multi-domain operations, expanding into new defense markets, and completing a public listing on Nasdaq. Continued investment in AI-driven autonomy and real-time coordination.
- **Direction for growth**: From frontline Ukrainian operations to a global defense technology company, with a focus on collaborative autonomy across air, land, sea, and space.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Combat-tested, mission-driven environment where software directly impacts human safety and national security. Emphasis on "Send drones. Keep humans."
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Roles available across EU, USA, Ukraine, and Estonia; some positions listed as "Remote Texas" and "Remote" – hybrid likely depending on location.
- **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and autonomy software that is actively deployed in real-world combat. Rapid growth phase means significant impact and career advancement. Engineering leadership, product, and pilot roles available.
- **Current hiring areas**: Engineering Leadership (EU & USA), Sales & Marketing Leadership (EU & USA), Engineers & Pilots (Ukraine & EU), Operations (Ukraine & EU), Product Roles (EU & Ukraine). Talent pool open for future roles – [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/swarmer)

## Sources
1. [getswarmer.com](https://getswarmer.com/) – Company homepage and capabilities
2. [getswarmer.com/about](https://getswarmer.com/about/) – Company history, leadership, mission
3. [investors.getswarmer.com](https://investors.getswarmer.com/) – Investor relations, news releases, IPO filing
4. [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/swarmer-takes-15-million-series-first-ukrainian-startup) – Series A funding announcement
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/swarmer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/swarmer) – Job listings and hiring areas
6. [swarmer.peopleforce.io/careers](https://swarmer.peopleforce.io/careers) – Alternative careers page with talent pool

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