Program Manager Aerospace (f/m)

Woodward Inc.; Niepołomice; On-site; PLN 201,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life & accidental insurance

Multisport package

Meal vouchers

Company performance bonus

PPK contributions

Educational support

Job summary

Woodward Inc. in Poland is seeking an experienced Project/Program Manager to lead customer-facing workstreams within international production transition programs.

You will coordinate requirements, APQP deliverables, quality topics, and provide clear visibility of readiness, risks and decisions. You will drive cross-functional coordination across product, process, tooling, documentation and capacity, ensuring launch readiness and compliance for transfers and industrialization projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Industrial Management, Business or related field.
• At least 10 years of project or program management in aerospace or regulated manufacturing.
• Experience with production transfers, industrialization or new product introduction.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-facing workstreams for international production transfers and post-transfer industrialization.
• Own plans for customer requirements and APQP deliverables with timing, status, evidence and closure.
• Act as primary coordinator for customer questions and readiness reviews.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for product readiness and quality readiness.
• Manage customer and quality aspects of production transfer, including open issues and approvals.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, risks, and actions.
• Identify risks and establish owners, mitigations and escalation paths.
• Prepare concise status updates covering progress, risks and decisions.
• Lead regular project reviews and customer update meetings with documented actions.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Industrial Management/Business

Tools

Microsoft Project

Planisware

Job description

About The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Project / Program Manager to lead customer-facing workstreams within international production transition programs. You will coordinate customer requirements and APQP deliverables, manage quality and compliance topics connected with the transfer, and provide clear visibility of readiness, risks, actions and decisions.

What You Will Do:

• Lead assigned customer-facing workstreams for international production transfers and post-transfer industrialization.
• Own the plan for customer requirements, APQP deliverables and other agreed compliance commitments, including timing, status, evidence and closure.
• Act as a primary coordination point for customer questions, concerns, dependencies and readiness reviews related to the transition.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure product, process, tooling, documentation, capacity and quality readiness.
• Manage the customer and quality aspects of production transfer, including open issues, corrective actions, approvals and launch readiness.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, action logs, risk registers and decision records.
• Identify schedule, quality, compliance and execution risks; establish owners, mitigation actions and escalation paths.
• Prepare and present concise status updates covering progress, deliverables, risks, decisions, backlog and recovery actions.
• Lead regular project reviews and customer update meetings, ensuring actions are documented and completed on time.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Industrial Management, Business or a related field.
• At least 10 years of project or program management experience in aerospace, automotive or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing production transfers, industrialization, new product introduction or complex operational change.
• Practical knowledge of APQP, Part-145, and customer-specific quality or compliance deliverables will be an advantage
• Ability to lead international, cross-functional teams and drive execution without direct authority.
• Fluent English, with the confidence to lead customer meetings, presentations and issue-resolution discussions.
• Availability for regular afternoon and early-evening calls to support collaboration with customers and stakeholders in the United States.
• Strong planning, communication, stakeholder-management, risk-management and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Planisware or equivalent.

What You Will Gain:

• Salary range from 18 000 to 28 500 PLN gross – depending on experience
• Advancement opportunities in international team
• A total rewards package, that includes: private health insurance, life & accidental insurance
• Multisport package
• Meal Vouchers
• Company performance bonus program
• Work-life balance
• PPK: Woodward offers payment to your PPK account up to 4% of your compensation depending on seniority
• Educational support