--- title: 'Technical Program Manager at Shift5' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/technical-program-manager-shift5-rosslyn-va-f390h1nbsapz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-22' --- # Technical Program Manager at Shift5 - **Company:** Shift5 - **Location:** Rosslyn VA, OR - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-22 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/shift5/jobs/6188703004 ## Job description ## About Shift5 Shift5 is the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT). We’re a rapidly growing scale-up that specializes in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems across all defense vehicles and commercial aviation. We are a collaborative, passionate, and driven team of dynamic, multidisciplinary experts and we’re focused on helping our customers' fleets run smarter and safer by accessing and democratizing the volumes of onboard OT data generated by commercial and defense fleets. Come join us. Shift5 is seeking a Technical Program Manager - Engineering Operations to join our team. In this role, you’ll serve as a critical bridge between Program leadership and core Engineering teams, translating high-level program priorities into actionable, well-sequenced engineering plans. You will manage cross-functional execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems, ensuring complex program commitments and milestones are met. Reporting within Engineering Operations, you will work closely with engineering managers, technical leads, and product teams, operating onsite as needed alongside technical and customer-facing teams to support product deployment, adoption, and fleet health. You'll be a major factor in driving operational excellence that keeps defense and commercial fleets running safely and reliably. ## What You'll Do - Cross-Functional Execution & Alignment: Coordinate execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems teams to translate program priorities, milestones, and requirements into actionable engineering plans. - Program Tracking & Governance: Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints using Jira, Confluence, and custom dashboards; proactively identify, manage, and escalate execution risks to protect commitments. - Planning & Facilitation: Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, status reviews, and alignment meetings with engineering managers, TPMs, and program leadership to align timelines, sequencing, and ownership. - Customer & User Intake: Manage and prioritize incoming requests from customers, internal users, and field teams, balancing user responsiveness with engineering capacity and strategic organizational priorities. - Process & Tooling Improvements: Partner with Engineering and Operations teams to gather requirements, build feedback loops, and continuously improve internal products, tooling, capacity planning, and reporting workflows. - Onsite & Field Support: Work onsite alongside technical and customer-facing teams as needed to support product deployment, implementation, adoption, and ongoing operations. What Success Looks Like - Predictable Execution: You maintain clear, end-to-end visibility into engineering commitments, dependencies, and program health, ensuring on-time delivery across complex technical initiatives. - Unified Alignment: You successfully align cross-functional engineering, product, and program leadership, driving decisions and execution without direct authority. - Optimized Capacity: You effectively balance competing demands from field teams, customers, and internal stakeholders with engineering capacity and resource constraints. - Operational Excellence: You establish seamless feedback loops and scaled processes that continuously improve internal engineering tooling, reporting, and operational efficiency. ## What We’re Looking For Required: - Experience: 4+ years of experience in technical program coordination, engineering operations, project/program management, or a closely related role within cross-functional technical environments. - Program Management Mastery: Strong track record in milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, resource/capacity planning, and cross-team facilitation. - Stakeholder & Authority Management: Proven ability to translate customer/program needs into technical plans, communicate engineering constraints clearly, and drive alignment across teams without direct authority. - Tooling Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and other modern program planning, reporting, and collaboration tools. - Adaptability & User Empathy: Highly organized and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with demonstrated empathy for end-users to effectively integrate feedback into engineering decisions. Preferred: - Complex Engineering Environments: Experience working with integrated hardware and software systems, aerospace, defense, or other highly complex technical environments. - Government Programs: Experience delivering software or hardware in support of U.S. Government-funded programs. - Security & Citizenship: Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance. ## Compensation & Benefits - Base Salary: $140,000 - $175,000 - Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup - Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families - Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions - Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance - Uncapped paid time off policy - Flexible work & remote work policy - Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA) We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that embraces the diversity of our people and represents the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems. We strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. Shift5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class. [Privacy Policy and Notice for Shift5, Inc. Job Applicants, Employees & Contractors](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSoqk1SJimaI-_eN6ivV05XJKDJIvh7t32xMVM_7CEFDjGHGjEyFAs6_4v7Uv_OxALOz8g_IzQ6VYmn/pub) ## About Shift5 ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Shift5 provides an operational intelligence platform that analyzes onboard serial bus and radio frequency data from military and commercial fleets to deliver near real-time threat detection, predictive maintenance, and compliance automation. - **Entity Type**: Private – Series C (raised $75M ~10 months ago; total funding $180.75–$185M) - **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, USA - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Josh Lospinoso (co-founder, now Board Member); the company was also founded by former U.S. Army Cyber Command officers. ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Defense, aviation, ground vehicles, maritime, rail – operational technology (OT) cybersecurity and observability. - **Target customers**: B2B – U.S. Department of Defense, military branches (Air Force, Army), commercial airlines, rail operators, and critical infrastructure fleet managers. - **Mission / purpose**: “We exist to protect the servicemembers who defend our nation and secure the critical systems that keep our economy moving.” ## Products & Services - **Shift5 Operational Intelligence Platform**: SaaS/software that ingests serial bus and RF data from fleets (aircraft, ground vehicles, ships, trains) to detect faults, cyber threats, and GPS spoofing in near real-time. - **Predictive Maintenance**: Transforms serial bus data into proactive maintenance insights to reduce unplanned downtime and improve mission readiness. - **Cybersecurity / EW**: Analyzes serial bus traffic and RF data to flag threats (e.g., GPS spoofing, advanced persistent threats) and enable operator action. - **Fleet Compliance**: Processes security log files from commercial aircraft to verify compliance with aviation regulations and identify security incidents. - **RF-Enabled GPS Threat Detection**: Plug-and-play capability that provides early warning of GPS spoofing up to 200 nautical miles away. - **Research Services**: Expert-led security assessments, novel threat research, and specialized tooling for protecting critical assets. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total venture capital funding – **$180.75M** (CB Insights) or **$185M** (company site) across multiple rounds; last raise was a **$75M Series C** approximately 10 months prior to the search date. - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Partners include **Boeing** (joint fault/threat detection initiative), **Anduril** (next-generation command & control for Army), **Rune Technologies** (defense platform sustainment), **L3Harris** (Toby Magsig, former L3Harris executive, now President & CEO). Federal contracts include **U.S. Air Force F-16** upgrades, **CSfC listing** for classified operations. - **Growth Signals**: - Over **100 full-time employees** across five time zones. - Formalized executive leadership team (Toby Magsig confirmed CEO, new C-Suite roles) following “best Q1 in company history.” - Launched advanced RF-enabled GPS threat detection (Jan 2026). - Achieved **Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC)** listing (June 2026). - Selected for next-gen F-16 upgrades (Dec 2025). - Partnerships with Anduril, Boeing, and Rune Technologies. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unique data access**: Only platform extracting and analyzing raw serial bus (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429) and RF data from military/commercial fleets, often in contested environments. - **Early-warning GPS spoofing detection**: RF-based method that detects threats up to 200 nautical miles away – a capability few competitors offer. - **Deep defense heritage**: Founders and leadership with U.S. Army Cyber Command and L3Harris backgrounds; strong trust within DoD and prime contractors. - **Regulatory compliance**: NIAP and CSfC listings enable broader use in classified and sensitive operations. - **Partnerships with primes**: Boeing, Anduril, L3Harris – validated integration into major platforms. ## Strategic Focus - **Acceleration across defense and critical infrastructure** – expanding beyond aviation into ground vehicles, maritime, and rail. - **Product expansion**: Continued investment in RF-based detection, predictive maintenance, and integration with partner ecosystems (e.g., Lattice Mesh). - **Talent scaling**: Hiring across deployment strategy, field engineering, hardware/software engineering, and go-to-market roles. - **Executive leadership stability**: Formalized C-suite to support growth and market penetration. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Low-ego, high-horsepower” team from diverse backgrounds (public/private sectors). Values include Mission-First Mindset, Relentless Innovation, and Data-Driven Precision. - **Work model**: Many roles are “Remote/HQ” – flexibility to work remotely while maintaining an HQ in Arlington, VA. Open positions include Deployment Strategist, Field Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Systems Integration Engineer, and Proposal Manager. - **Benefits**: - Comprehensive medical coverage with HSA contributions. - **12 weeks paid parental leave** (birth or adoption). - **Unlimited time off** plus paid holidays. - 401(k) plan (pre-tax and Roth options via Vanguard). - Financial and legal support through internal team. - **Engineering culture**: Focus on solving tough OT problems; hardware and software teams work closely; emphasis on scalability and real-time data. - **Impact**: Direct contribution to protecting service members and critical national infrastructure. ## Sources 1. [shift5.io – Homepage](https://shift5.io/) 2. [shift5.io – Company page](https://shift5.io/company/) 3. [shift5.io – Careers page](https://shift5.io/careers/) 4. [CB Insights – Shift5 profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/shift5) 5. 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