Defense Project Manager — Cross-Functional Program Lead

Cessna Aircraft Company; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Schedule

Education Assistance

Career Development & Training

Job summary

Textron Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Project Manager to own a subset of a major defense program within the Weapon Systems business area. You will coordinate financial, technical, and schedule performance across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams, while maintaining IMS baselines and delivering against contract requirements.

Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration across organizational boundaries are essential; active Secret clearance with ability to obtain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or similar discipline required.
• 3+ years of experience working on project teams, inclusive of project schedule development / monitoring and risk management.
• Technical aptitude and the capability to navigate complex engineering conversations and support informed decision making across technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating financial, technical, and schedule performance across complex engineering development activities to deliver technically sound solutions that meet evolving program and contract requirements.
• Driving cross functional technical alignment and resolving dependencies across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams.
• Managing projects in the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including all cross functional dependencies, to develop a comprehensive understanding of critical paths and key program drivers.
• Supporting Control Account Managers (CAMs) in execution to a baseline budget – ensuring accurate Estimates to Complete and robust variance reporting from all CAMs supporting a subset of the program.
• Coordinate with the internal procurement organization to provide program updates and manage changes, ensuring material procurement aligns with established program timelines
• Supporting internal and external stakeholder engagement by providing timely program communications and delivering reliable problem solving to resolve customer issues.
• Assisting with proposal generation and submittal to the customer.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Risk management

Schedule development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or similar

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Textron Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Project Manager to own a subset of a major defense program within the Weapon Systems business area. You will coordinate financial, technical, and schedule performance across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams, while maintaining IMS baselines and delivering against contract requirements.

Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration across organizational boundaries are essential; active Secret clearance with ability to obtain