Eleven Recruiting is searching for a Program Manager for a leading aerospace and defense manufacturer in Orange County, California. In this role, youll lead assigned defense programs from planning and development through qualification, production, and delivery.
This position is part of a hypersonics and strategic missile defense business that delivers integrated, mission-ready hardware, including payload protection and deployment, propulsion, aerodynamic interstage, separation, and launch systems. Reporting to the Integrated Product Lead, youll coordinate cross-functional teams, manage program performance, and guide technical and business decisions to meet customer and mission requirements.
Responsibilities:-
Lead assigned programs through contract completion, owning performance against cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives.
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Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.
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Coordinate execution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
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Manage contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, and program scope changes.
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Identify technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks and drive mitigation and recovery plans.
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Serve as a primary program contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and company leadership.
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Lead program reviews and communicate financial performance, risks, decisions, dependencies, and corrective actions.
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Support design and test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.
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Support proposals, estimates, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and program growth.
Required Qualifications:-
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business Program Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
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At least 5 years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs.
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Experience with composite materials, including programs involving composite structures or hardware.
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Current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
Preferred Qualifications:-
Master of Science degree or Master of Business Administration degree.
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Experience managing DoD, U.S. government, allied-defense, or prime-contractor programs.
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Experience with missile systems, propulsion, launch systems, payload integration, separation systems, energetic devices, or related flight hardware.
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Experience managing programs from development through qualification and production.
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Knowledge of government contracting and fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, or incentive-based contract structures.
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Experience with Earned Value Management, cost-account management, or similar financial-performance methods.
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Experience supporting proposals, estimates, negotiations, contract modifications, or follow-on program capture.
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Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent formal program-management training.
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Experience with program scheduling, enterprise resource planning, or product-lifecycle management systems.
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Experience leading engineering teams to develop mechanical and pyrotechnic components and systems that exceed customer expectations.
Salary: $140,000 - $165,000
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