Aerospace Program Manager - DoD, Onsite Santa Barbara

Moog; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Moog, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager for its Defense Group in Goleta, CA. The role oversees multiple production or development programs valued between $1–$12 million, coordinating across Moog’s functions to meet contractual, performance, and profitability goals.

You will be the primary customer contact, deliver reports to clients and Moog leadership, and ensure alignment through internal updates. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical related field, preferably Engineering.
• 5 years of relevant program/technical leadership experience within aerospace or defense industries or similar, highly engineered/complex manufacturing environments.
• Ability to efficiently present program information to customers and internal management
• Ability to navigate high pressure situations.
• Proficiency with MS Project required.

Responsibilities

• Develop program plans and schedules to ensure coordination between all program elements. Monitor the status of cost, schedule, and task completion to ensure compliance with program plans.
• Lead, organize, and influence people through outstanding communication and facilitation skills; all while demonstrating strong awareness and emotional intelligence.
• Coordinate with functional management to ensure the assignment of program resources.
• Conduct daytoday communications with the customer to resolve outstanding issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and manage all program activities to ensure compliance with contract requirements.
• Plan, coordinate and manage the preparation of presentation materials for internal and customer meetings and reviews. Manage the conduct of such meetings and reviews.
• Prepare regular status reports, for management and the customer, which provide visibility for program issues and risks.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals and change orders and support fact-finding and negotiations to ensure completeness from a program management viewpoint.
• Travel up to 25%

Skills

Program leadership

Customer communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Tools

MS Project

Earned Value Management

Job description

Moog, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager for its Defense Group in Goleta, CA. The role oversees multiple production or development programs valued between $1–$12 million, coordinating across Moog’s functions to meet contractual, performance, and profitability goals.

You will be the primary customer contact, deliver reports to clients and Moog leadership, and ensure alignment through internal updates. Travel up to 25% is expected.