Program Manager (Aerospace and Defense)

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Program Manager (Aerospace and Defense)

Location(s)

Georgetown, Texas

Company

Molex

Career Field

Project Management

Job Number

193155

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As Program Manager, you will serve as the primary leader for assigned customer programs and portfolios, driving the execution of customer commitments, operational performance, and business objectives. You will align resources across Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS), translate customer requirements into executable plans, and lead cross-functional teams through demand planning, delivery, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. Working closely with Account Management, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain & Operations, Procurement, and Sales, you will ensure priorities, risks, and decisions are effectively managed to support customer success and profitable growth.

Success in this role requires strong business acumen, customer advocacy, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization to drive accountability, disciplined execution, and measurable results. The Program Manager is accountable for overall program performance and customer satisfaction, ensuring alignment between customer priorities and business objectives.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional execution of customer programs and projects, managing priorities, milestones, risks, dependencies, and decisions to ensure successful delivery of customer and business objectives.
• Serve as the primary program leader and internal customer advocate, aligning customer priorities, contractual commitments, and business objectives with operational capabilities and resources.
• Establish and maintain program governance, including customer reviews, executive business reviews, escalation management, action tracking, performance reporting, and recovery planning.
• Translate customer demand, forecasts, program changes, and strategic priorities into coordinated plans that support delivery, quality, responsiveness, and profitable growth.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks while facilitating timely, data-driven decision-making to prevent impacts to customer experience or business performance.
• Lead cross-functional response and recovery efforts related to delivery disruptions, quality issues, engineering changes, capacity constraints, and other critical business challenges.
• Develop and maintain program plans, dashboards, performance metrics, and communication processes that provide visibility, accountability, and execution discipline.
• Drive demand and forecast alignment with customers and internal stakeholders to improve predictability, capacity planning, inventory management, and service performance.
• Partner with commercial and operational leaders to support strategic account planning, identify growth opportunities, improve forecast accuracy, and protect profitability.
• Leverage customer feedback, operational performance data, and business insights to drive continuous improvement and enhance the overall customer experience.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and program profitability.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace and defense contractual, regulatory, quality, export control, and security requirements.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor''s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, customer-facing, or related industrial environments.
• 5+ years of experience leading programs, projects, customer accounts, or cross-functional business initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across matrixed organizations, manage risk, balance competing priorities, and drive execution without direct authority.
• Strong business, financial, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, including experience leading customer communications, escalations, and performance reviews.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP/MRP systems, business intelligence tools, and performance reporting dashboards.
• Ability to travel as required and meet applicable customer, facility, security, and export-control requirements.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading strategic customer programs in aerospace, defense, space, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success improving customer satisfaction, operational performance, and business results through cross-functional leadership, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of aerospace and defense quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements, including AS9100, Nadcap, ITAR, and FAR/DFARS.
• Experience supporting strategic account growth, new program launches, demand planning, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership, leading customer business reviews, and building strong customer relationships while balancing business and operational priorities.
• PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable project management and continuous improvement certifications.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate''s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive, aerospace and defense, to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

Aerospace & Defense Solutions Division

With a legacy of over six decades (formerly AirBorn), Molex's Aerospace & Defense Solutions Division is committed to engineering and manufacturing excellence. Our mission-critical products operate in the most demanding environments-from fighter jets and submarines to Mars and beyond. We take pride in our passionate team and cutting-edge technologies that ensure reliability where it matters most. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense innovation.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).

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