Program Management Mgr - L5

Standard Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Own the Manufacturing Offloads and Second Sourcing of Air Dominance key suppliers and sub-assemblies to enable production capacity, while meeting financial targets.
• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the cross functional Air Dominance teams— removing obstacles and supporting key production objectives.
• Balance the risk of transitioning new suppliers to production rate with the need to meet ongoing production commitments with existing manufacturing sites and suppliers.
• Serve as a customer liaison, supporting regular program reviews to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.

Why It Matters

• Successful supplier ramp-to-rate is the key metric – you’ll help meet both external contracts and internal commitments, getting providing capability to the warfighter when they’re needed most.
• High visibility role – your work is central to a world‑class capability with urgent operational demand.

Who You Are

• A decisive leader comfortable making fast, informed decisions.
• A team‑player who partners across functions and locations, fostering a high‑performing, healthy program culture.
• Skilled at communicating progress and issues to customers and senior leadership.

MUST BE A US CITIZEN-Candidate must have an active Secret clearance with an investigation within the last 5 years.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess an Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation within the last 5 years.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Must have the ability to work onsite full-time 

• Strong knowledge of program management principles, practices, and methodologies.

• Program Management experience in aerospace/defense, preferably on high complexity weapon or avionics systems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and to remove production barriers in a complex, regulated environment.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

Desired Skills

• Experience in production, with a focus on supply chain.

 

• Experience with contracting and procurement, including contract development, negotiation, and management.

 

• Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.

 

• Previous experience developing program schedules, subcontract statements of work, and subcontract management.