Aerospace Program Manager: Cross-Functional Leader

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and supply chain for aerospace product development. You will own proposals, cost and schedule plans, and drive readiness from design through production.

You will manage IPTs, coordinate with customers such as Pratt Whitney, Rolls Royce, GE, Boeing, and Airbus, prepare executive summaries, and ensure milestones, costs, and quality targets are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline required.
• Min 5 years of program or project management in manufacturing/aerospace/medical device context.
• Min 3 years of advanced Excel use (Pivot, VLOOKUP).
• Min 2 years of Microsoft Project experience.

Responsibilities

• Review technical and business aspects of customer RFPs and change requests.
• Create and maintain detailed program plans across functional groups to meet milestones.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Coordinate design for manufacturability and cost targets with supply chain and operations.
• Develop standard processes and ensure transition to production readiness.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Visual Basic

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and supply chain for aerospace product development. You will own proposals, cost and schedule plans, and drive readiness from design through production.

You will manage IPTs, coordinate with customers such as Pratt Whitney, Rolls Royce, GE, Boeing, and Airbus, prepare executive summaries, and ensure milestones, costs, and quality targets are met.