Aerospace Program Manager – Customer-Focused Leadership

Parker Hannifin; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 104,400 - 174,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Program Manager (Aerospace) to lead customer-facing projects from proposal through production. You will coordinate with Engineering, Production Control, Manufacturing, QA, and Support to meet timelines and budgets, resolve technical and contractual issues, and guide change management.

Ideal candidates have a engineering degree, PM experience with defense clientele, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical field.
• Experience with military, defense, and/or government business clients.
• Project Management experience; PMP certification is nice to have.
• Experience working with multiple cross-functional groups within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills required.
• Attention to details and accuracy are position critical.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary customer contact.
• Establishes customer rapport to facilitate company objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Leads proposal development and negotiation for new business within established guidelines.
• Coordinates gathering and technical analysis of customer requirements.
• Provides general coordination, timelines, and objectives for Engineering, Production Control, Manufacturing, QA, and Support organizations.
• Participates in or develops mechanisms for establishing, monitoring, and integrating project elements, product configuration and communications concerning change management processes and decisions.
• Negotiates project changes and incorporates changes into project control systems to maintain work statements, cost and schedule baselines.
• Transitions projects to production and to the Marketing administrator.
• Performs project close-out and documents lessons learned.
• Researches and identifies program forecasts, program and/or customer funding.

Skills

Project management experience

PMP certification beneficial

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Experience with military/defense/gover

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical field

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Program Manager (Aerospace) to lead customer-facing projects from proposal through production. You will coordinate with Engineering, Production Control, Manufacturing, QA, and Support to meet timelines and budgets, resolve technical and contractual issues, and guide change management.

Ideal candidates have a engineering degree, PM experience with defense clientele, and strong communication skills.