This Program Manager position serves as the bridge between proposal development and successful program execution, ensuring commitments made to customers are realistic, executable, and aligned with operational capabilities. The role leads cross-functional planning, risk evaluation, scheduling, resource planning, and new product introduction efforts while working cross functionally with other teams.
Client Details
Our client develops highly reliable electronic solutions designed to perform in demanding environments where failure is not an option. Their products support critical aerospace, space exploration, and defense missions through advanced components, subsystems, and integrated technologies.
Description
This Program Manager will be responsible for:
- Leading proposal planning activities from opportunity assessment through proposal submission.
- Developing executable program plans, schedules, resource plans, and planning assumptions.
- Validating manufacturing capacity, operational readiness, material availability, and execution feasibility.
- Partnering with business development, engineering, operations, and manufacturing teams on proposal strategy.
- Coordinating proposal inputs including estimates, work breakdown structures, schedules, and resource plans.
- Assessing and mitigating technical, operational, supply chain, schedule, and program risks.
- Leading cross-functional reviews, governance activities, and approval gate processes.
- Resolving scope, schedule, resource, and execution conflicts while driving stakeholder alignment.
- Analyzing program performance and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
Profile
A Successful Program Manager will have:
- Bachelor's degree required; engineering degree preferred.
- 8+ years of program management, project management, or project engineering experience.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional programs and planning efforts.
- Background within aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, antennas, RF products, or other regulated industries.
- Experience with proposal development, quoting, and customer-facing execution planning.
- Strong knowledge of NPI/NPD processes and phase-gate product development.
- Experience with project scheduling tools such as MS Project.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and work effectively on the manufacturing floor.
Job Offer
- Immediate medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with immediate vesting.
- 9/80 compressed work schedule.
- Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays annually.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
- Career growth opportunities within a rapidly growing aerospace and defense business
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