Aerospace NPI Program Manager

Socket.dev; West Terre Haute (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Socket.dev in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead aerospace and precision CNC NPI programs, owning scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer communication from contract award through first article and ramp to production.

You will coordinate engineering, quality, production, supply chain, sales, and finance to deliver conforming products on time while achieving program financial targets; relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of relevant experience in manufacturing program management, project management, or new product introduction.
• Experience in aerospace precision machining or a closely related manufacturing environment with demanding quality and traceability requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T; familiarity with AS9100 quality systems, AS9102 first article requirements, configuration control, material traceability, and customer quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage concurrent launch programs across multiple customers, part numbers, and development stages; maintain an integrated view of milestones and commitments.
• Lead customer kickoffs and program reviews; communicate progress, risks, recovery plans, and decisions clearly; document commitments and close actions.
• Build and maintain launch plans covering material procurement, CNC programming, tooling and fixtures, process development, and production release.
• Lead internal program reviews with defined owners and due dates; resolve competing priorities and elevate risks early.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness with engineering and operations, including process routings, work instructions, tooling, inspection resources, and achievable cycle times.
• Track long-lead materials, supplier commitments, and outside processes; drive recovery actions when supplier performance threatens a launch.
• Maintain program budgets and forecasts; explain variances and protect program margins.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Project scheduling tools

Job description

Socket.dev in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead aerospace and precision CNC NPI programs, owning scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer communication from contract award through first article and ramp to production.

You will coordinate engineering, quality, production, supply chain, sales, and finance to deliver conforming products on time while achieving program financial targets; relocation assistance is available.