Principal Program Manager – Aerospace & Defense

Belcan Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 57,859 - 78,523; Full time

Job summary

Belcan Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Principal Program Manager III to lead one or more programs from ideation to production, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and customer satisfaction across aerospace/defense initiatives; requires broad program management experience and knowledge of EVMS and defense contracting practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Typically requires 6+ years of progressive project/program management experience related to defense hardware systems.
• Experience Government contracting practices, Earned Value Management (EVMS), and standard program reporting metrics.
• Experienced leading technical projects for product development programs.
• Experience Aerospace & Defense, or Satellite Communications SATCOM Industry experience.
• Solid knowledge of program scheduling tools, such as MS Project.
• This position requires access to export controlled information and is limited to U.S. citizens.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans for the execution of customer and internal programs, including schedules and estimates.
• Execute programs to scope, schedule, cost, and quality over their full lifecycle, by internal processes and contractual obligations, for customers worldwide.
• Identify and manage scope changes through their approval and execution.
• Ensure on-time deliverables (documentation and products).
• Perform risk and opportunities management, including definition and execution of action plans for risk mitigation to prevent adverse effects, and expedite issue resolution.
• Provide details of resources required for successful execution of programs.
• Respond to related request for proposals (RFPs), coordinate and develop proposals and related documentation, including schedules, estimates, compliance matrices, programmatic volume, and bid review material.
• Create statements of work (SOW) and perform sub-contract management, as required.
• Present programs status to the leadership team, weekly and monthly, including reporting on programs' KPIs and critical path.
• Point of contact for customers, develop and execute action plans for customers and organization satisfaction, including problem solving, obsolescence management, and in-service support.
• Team with Operations, Engineering, and Business Development to ensure that all are informed and involved in decisions affecting their areas.
• Manage all customer expectations and communicates professionally.

Skills

Program management

EVMS

Cross-functional leadership

Aerospace/defense

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Belcan Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Principal Program Manager III to lead one or more programs from ideation to production, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and customer satisfaction across aerospace/defense initiatives; requires broad program management experience and knowledge of EVMS and defense contracting practices.