Program Manager

Kineco

North Goa

On-site

INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Kineco in Goa, India is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end aerospace and defence programs from award to delivery. You will drive on-time delivery, cost control, quality, customer satisfaction and profitability while coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement and other functions.

The role requires strong program planning, cross-functional leadership, risk management and experience with NPI/NPD, production ramp-up, FAI documentation, and regulatory

Qualifications

Experience in aerospace and defence manufacturing.
NPI / NPD / industrialization programs.
OEM / Tier-1 aerospace supplier environment.
Aerospace structures / assemblies.

Responsibilities

Own and manage end-to-end aerospace and defence programs including NPI/NPD, development, qualification, industrialization and production ramp-up.
Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, milestones, budgets and resource plans.
Act as the primary program interface with customers, OEMs, defence organizations and internal leadership.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, NPD, Manufacturing, Quality, SCM, Procurement, Finance and Operations.
Monitor program performance against Time, Cost, Quality and Delivery (TCQD) objectives.
Drive NPI/NPD and industrialization activities from customer requirements/design release through first article and production.
Track engineering deliverables, tooling, prototypes, qualification requirements, FAI/FAI documentation, production readiness and customer approvals.
Identify program risks, dependencies and bottlenecks and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery plans.
Lead regular program reviews, customer reviews, management reviews and milestone reviews.
Manage changes related to scope, engineering changes, customer requirements, schedule and cost.
Coordinate with SCM and Procurement to ensure timely availability of critical materials, components, tooling and outsourced processes.
Work closely with Quality to ensure compliance with aerospace/defence quality requirements, customer specifications and applicable standards.
Support preparation and monitoring of program budgets, cost estimates, profitability and variance analysis.
Ensure proper program documentation, reporting, dashboards and MIS are maintained.
Support customer audits, qualification activities, source inspections and other program-related customer requirements.
Drive continuous improvement, cost reduction and productivity initiatives.
Ensure compliance with applicable export-control, defence, security and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Program Management

Aerospace NPI/NPD

Cross-functional leadership

Risk & Issue Management

Cost & Budget Management

Production Planning

Tools

ERP

SAP

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Purpose

To lead and manage end-to-end aerospace and defence programs from project award through development, qualification, production and delivery. The role will be responsible for ensuring on-time delivery, cost, quality, customer satisfaction and program profitability, while coordinating with Engineering, NPD, Manufacturing, Quality, SCM, Procurement and other functions.

Key Responsibilities

Own and manage end-to-end aerospace and defence programs including NPI/NPD, development, qualification, industrialization and production ramp-up.
Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, milestones, budgets and resource plans.
Act as the primary program interface with customers, OEMs, defence organizations and internal leadership.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, NPD, Manufacturing, Quality, SCM, Procurement, Finance and Operations.
Monitor program performance against Time, Cost, Quality and Delivery (TCQD) objectives.
Drive NPI/NPD and industrialization activities from customer requirements/design release through first article and production.
Track engineering deliverables, tooling, prototypes, qualification requirements, FAI/FAI documentation, production readiness and customer approvals.
Identify program risks, dependencies and bottlenecks and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery plans.
Lead regular program reviews, customer reviews, management reviews and milestone reviews.
Manage changes related to scope, engineering changes, customer requirements, schedule and cost.
Coordinate with SCM and Procurement to ensure timely availability of critical materials, components, tooling and outsourced processes.
Work closely with Quality to ensure compliance with aerospace/defence quality requirements, customer specifications and applicable standards.
Support preparation and monitoring of program budgets, cost estimates, profitability and variance analysis.
Ensure proper program documentation, reporting, dashboards and MIS are maintained.
Support customer audits, qualification activities, source inspections and other program-related customer requirements.
Drive continuous improvement, cost reduction and productivity initiatives across programs.
Ensure compliance with applicable export-control, defence, security and regulatory requirements.

Key Deliverables / KPIs

On-time program milestones and customer deliveries
Program adherence to approved budget and cost targets
NPI/NPD milestone achievement
First Article / qualification completion
Customer satisfaction and closure of customer actionsProgram risk and issue closure
Production ramp-up and capacity readiness
Program profitability / cost performance
Engineering and change-management closure
Quality performance and rejection reduction

Required Industry Experience

Candidates should preferably have experience in one or more of the following: