Aerospace Program Manager

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs. Experience managing DoD, U.S. government, allied-defense, or prime-contractor programs. Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams and managing program scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer deliverables. Current U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Bachelors or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, or a related discipline, or an MBA. Experience with missile systems, propulsion, launch systems, payload integration, separation systems, energetic or pyrotechnic devices, or related flight hardware. Experience managing programs through development, qualification, production, and delivery. Knowledge of government contracting, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and incentive-based contracts. Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), cost-account management, budgeting, forecasting, or similar program financial-performance methods. Experience supporting proposals, estimates, negotiations, contract modifications, and follow-on program opportunities. PMP certification or equivalent formal program-management training. Experience with program scheduling, ERP, or product lifecycle management systems. Experience working closely with engineering teams developing mechanical, propulsion, energetic, or pyrotechnic components and systems.

Job Description

• Insight Global's client is looking for a Program Manager to join their team. As a Program Manager, you will lead assigned defense and aerospace programs from planning and development through qualification, production, and delivery. Reporting to the Integrated Product Lead, you will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage program performance, and drive technical and business decisions to deliver missile, propulsion, launch, payload, and defense-system hardware that meets customer and mission requirements. Responsibilities: Lead assigned programs from development through contract completion, with ownership of cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, contractual requirements, and customer commitments. Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics. Coordinate program execution across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test. Manage contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, scope changes, and program priorities. Identify and manage technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks, driving mitigation and recovery plans when needed. Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership. Lead program reviews and communicate financial performance, schedule status, technical risks, key decisions, dependencies, and corrective actions. Support design reviews, test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events. Support proposals, estimates, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and overall program growth.