Aerospace Program Manager

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking an Aerospace Program Manager to serve as the primary accountability for assigned aerospace programs, overseeing schedules, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction from award through delivery.

This hands-on role collaborates with production, engineering, quality and supply chain to resolve manufacturing challenges and strengthen MRP/ERP system utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations management or related field.
• 5+ years of aerospace program management experience.
• Experience with major aerospace OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program performance: schedules, budgets, quality metrics, risks, on-time delivery.
• Serve as primary customer contact and manage communications, reviews, escalations.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, risk registers, forecasts.
• Lead cross-functional reviews across production, engineering, quality and supply chain.
• Work on the production floor to resolve bottlenecks and quality issues.
• Identify root causes of recurring problems and drive improvements.
• Support capacity planning, new launches and aerospace compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer communications

Project scheduling

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

PLEX

Job description

Aerospace Program Manager

Location: West Chester, OH

Shift: 1st

Pay: $100K annualy

Job Description:

The Program Manager will serve as the primary point of accountability for assigned aerospace customer programs, overseeing schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction from award through delivery. This hands-on role works closely with production, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to resolve manufacturing challenges, improve processes, and strengthen MRP/ERP system utilization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of program management experience within the aerospace industry, preferably in component or systems manufacturing.
• Experience managing programs for major aerospace OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, and MRP/ERP systems; PLEX experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment and collaborate directly with shop floor teams.
• Strong customer communication, relationship management, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret schedule, cost, and quality data.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, aerospace quality requirements, and applicable regulatory or ITAR/export control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program performance, including schedules, budgets, quality metrics, risks, and on-time delivery.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, managing program communications, reviews, escalations, and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, risk registers, action plans, and financial forecasts.
• Lead cross-functional program reviews and coordinate activities across production, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Work directly on the production floor to identify and resolve bottlenecks, quality issues, and schedule risks.
• Identify root causes of recurring manufacturing problems and drive corrective actions and sustainable process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve production processes, MRP/ERP data accuracy, planning workflows, and system utilization.
• Support capacity planning, new program launches, continuous improvement initiatives, and compliance with customer and aerospace requirements.

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