Defense & Aerospace Program Manager

CACI International Inc; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Job summary

CACI International Inc in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Project Manager to drive critical defense and aerospace programs from conception through delivery, ensuring alignment with technical, cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage Integrated Master Schedules, oversee production and RMA processes, and maintain stakeholder communications to ensure on‑time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, OR a minimum of 9 years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industry, or in a similarly highly regulated environment
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects or programs, including schedule development and maintenance using Microsoft Project (or similar tools).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, production, operations, supply chain, and business teams to meet technical, cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and related schedules for multiple projects, supporting the full lifecycle from proposal through development, production, delivery, and sustainment.
• Own day to day schedule management: monitor progress, identify risks to key milestones, and drive recovery plans with stakeholders.
• Manage complex data sets and spreadsheets (e.g., production status, RMA dispositions, material availability, and metrics) ensuring they are accurate, current, and traceable.
• Track production build status; coordinate closely with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure on time delivery.
• Oversee and report on RMA / returns: track units through inspection, repair, test, and re delivery; coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Customer Support to meet turnaround time and performance targets.
• Prioritize across multiple programs and workstreams to optimize resource utilization and business outcomes.
• Work and communicate effectively with logistics, planning, operations, procurement, and finance teams to resolve issues and maintain flow of hardware and information.
• Act as primary point of contact and deputy to the Program Manager for day to day execution: support development and maintenance of program plans, schedules, risk and opportunity registers, and execution strategies.
• Prepare and deliver clear status updates and briefings to senior leadership, including schedule performance, production metrics, RMA status, risks, and corrective actions.
• Lead internal and customer attended meetings (e.g., weekly status reviews, production readiness reviews, and coordination meetings) to drive decisions and actions.
• Track key performance metrics (e.g., schedule adherence, on time delivery, RMA turnaround, cost performance) and drive corrective actions to meet customer and business objectives.
• Translate customer requirements, Statements of Work (SOW), and contract deliverables into technical baselines, work packages, and actionable program plans.
• Support technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), and program reviews (IPR, PMRs), including preparation of content and tracking of actions.
• Support proposals and new business captures: develop schedules, Basis of Estimate (BOE), and inputs to price to win activities; participate in contract negotiations as needed.
• Identify and implement process improvements across planning, scheduling, RMA tracking, and production execution to improve predictability, efficiency, and quality.

Skills

Project management

IMS scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

CostPoint

Job description

CACI International Inc in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Project Manager to drive critical defense and aerospace programs from conception through delivery, ensuring alignment with technical, cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage Integrated Master Schedules, oversee production and RMA processes, and maintain stakeholder communications to ensure on‑time delivery and customer satisfaction.