Operations Program Manager, Defense Production

QinetiQ U.S.; Franklin (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US in Franklin, MA is seeking an Operations Program Manager to lead execution on flagship production programs. You will own the connection between program commitments and floor execution, driving material, sequencing, and constraints with an integrated master schedule.

You will oversee ECP/ECO changes, manage critical paths, and partner with engineering, quality, and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing operations, production planning, or operations program management, including direct ownership of build and delivery commitments - not solely coordination or advisory support.
• Experience on a DoD or federal production program, or in a comparably controlled low-rate, high-complexity hardware environment (aerospace, defense, medical device, or similar).
• Demonstrated ownership of a production schedule integrated to a master schedule, including critical path analysis, variance identification, and recovery planning.
• Experience managing production in an active change environment - configuration control, ECP/ECO incorporation, and effectivity management.
• Hands-on experience planning material in an MRP/ERP environment against build-need dates, including long-lead procurement.
• Familiarity with quality systems in a regulated production setting - first article inspection, source inspection, nonconforming material, and corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Own the build plan against the Integrated Master Schedule - sequencing, resource loading, and manufacturing milestones - and maintain a live, defensible link between program commitments and floor execution.
• Drive material to build-need dates with supply chain: procurement sequencing, long-lead management, shortage resolution, and reconciliation of the material plan and the schedule to a single data set.
• Assess the operational impact of ECPs and ECOs on build sequence, tooling, material, and delivery; confirm incorporation in configuration and reflect the effect in the plan before it becomes a surprise.
• Identify the driving path, quantify variance, build mitigation plans with named owners and dates, and drive them to closure rather than to a status slide.
• Lead corrective action on operational misses. Work with quality and engineering on nonconforming material disposition, hold time, and rework so they do not quietly consume schedule.
• Partner with supply chain to hold subcontractors to committed dates - recovery schedules, inchstone-level commitments, and evidence-based corrective action follow-through.
• Build and run the production status rhythm and forward-looking constraint reviews. Analyze SQDCP performance and present clear, evidence-based status to program and executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership across matrixed teams

DoD/regulated program experience

Master schedule integration

ECP/ECO change management

Material planning in MRP/ERP

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

MS Project

Deltek Open Plan

Primavera

ERP/MRP systems

PLM

Job description

QinetiQ US in Franklin, MA is seeking an Operations Program Manager to lead execution on flagship production programs. You will own the connection between program commitments and floor execution, driving material, sequencing, and constraints with an integrated master schedule.

You will oversee ECP/ECO changes, manage critical paths, and partner with engineering, quality, and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery in a regulated environment.