Safran

Program Manager

Safran$93K — $147K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • AA degree with 5+ years or BA/BS with 2+ years in aerospace program management
  • Proficient in MS Project, Excel, and Word
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management
  • Basic understanding of engineering, certification, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality assurance

Responsibilities

  • Act as primary customer contact
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans
  • Ensure program stakeholders understand and agree to plans
  • Lead and coordinate major program milestone meetings
  • Manage program risks, communications, and resources
  • Implement solutions for program issues
  • Report project status regularly

Benefits

  • Permanent full-time position
  • Local and international travel opportunities
  • Engagement in diverse cross-departmental coordination
  • Exposure to major aerospace program milestones and operations
  • Involvement in health, safety, and environmental compliance initiatives
Full Job Description
Job details

Domain

Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile

Programs - Program manager level 3

Job title

Program Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Position Summary:
The Program Manager is responsible for managing the program from contract award through final modification parts kit delivery. The Program Manager is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and integrating program elements including statement of work, schedule, budget, resources, procurement, manufacturing, quality, communications, risks, and change management. The Program Manager services as liaison between the Customer, Sales and Marketing, Project Team, Certification, Finance, Operations, and NAT Management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Act as primary customer contact.
• Develop, integrate, execute and maintain Program Plan consisting of:
o Approved & Integrated Statement of Work
o Approved & Integrated Schedule
o Approved Budget
o Program Assumptions and Decisions
o Roles and Responsibilities
o Lines of Communication
• Ensure Customer, Project Team, Certification, Finance, Operations and NAT Management understand and agree to Program Plan and are made aware of changes to the Plan.
• Establish and maintain Program Management Tools consisting of, but not limited to:
o Program Plan
o Project Set up Form
o Data Requirements Matrix
o Action Items
o Risk Matrix
• Lead and coordinate major program milestone meetings (e.g. ITCM, PDR, CDR, FAI, etc.)
• Coordinate commercial and proprietary issues with Customer, Finance and Marketing (e.g. obtain POs, prepare NDAs, assist with GTAs, etc.).
• Manage resources, quality, communications and program risks.
• Manage and control changes to statement of work, schedule or budget.
• Develop, coordinate and implement solutions to problems.
• Coordinate on-site support and travel.
• Report project status on a regular basis.
• Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Participate in proposal preparation as needed.
• Understand and promote all health, safety and environmental legal and regulatory requirements including company policies and standards. Lead by example, enforce and sustain a strong minded safety culture and compliance driven practices in the work environment.

Program Manager coordinates internally with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Certification, Procurement, Manufacturing and Quality.

Program Manager coordinates externally with the Customer, Customer's Suppliers, and Offload companies. Local and international travel may be required, depending on assignment and can be up to 20%.

Candidate skills & requirements

Knowledge/Experience:

Must have an AA degree with a minimum of 5 years of program management experience in the aerospace industry or a BA or BS degree with a minimum of 2 years of program management experience in the aerospace industry.

Skills/Abilities:
• MS Project, Excel and Word required.
• Excellent communication and organization skills required. Must have a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels of management and to manage complex technical programs.
• Basic understanding of Engineering, Certification, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Contracts preferred.
• Experience with Earned Value principles preferred.

Annual salary

$93,760 - $147330

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Washington, Everett

City (-ies)

415 Riverside Rd. WA 98201 Everett

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 5 years

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No

About Safran

Safran is a French multinational aerospace and defense company. It designs, manufactures, and sells aircraft engines, rocket engines, and other aerospace components. Safran is also involved in the defense industry, producing optronics, avionics, and other defense systems. The company has partnerships with several other aerospace and defense companies, including General Electric and Boeing. Safran has operations in over 60 countries and employs over 95,000 people.
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