Program Manager - Defense Programs

Insight Global (United States); Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in the United States seeks a senior program manager to lead aerospace and defense projects from development through contract completion, owning cost, schedule, and performance commitments.

You will develop integrated program plans, coordinate across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and finance, manage risks, and report progress to customers and leadership. DoD clearance is required or must be obtainable.

Qualifications

• Lead assigned aerospace/defense programs from development to contract completion.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resources, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate program execution across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
• Manage contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, scope changes, and program priorities.
• Identify and manage risks, driving mitigation and recovery plans.
• Serve as primary contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and leadership.
• Lead program reviews and communicate financial performance, schedule status, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned programs from development through contract completion, owning cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and customer commitments.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate program execution across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
• Manage contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, scope changes, and program priorities.
• Identify and manage technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks, driving mitigation steps.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership.
• Lead program reviews and communicate financial performance, schedule status, risks, and actions.
• Support design reviews, test-readiness reviews, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.
• Support proposals, estimates, negotiations, and follow-on opportunities.

Skills

Aerospace program mgmt

DoD/government programs

Cross-functional coordination

Security clearance (DoD Secret)

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Engineering/PM

MBA or PMP cert

Tools

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Cost-account management

Program scheduling

ERP/PLM systems

Job description

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience supporting or managing aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex technical programs.
• Experience managing DoD, U.S. government, allied-defense, or prime-contractor programs.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams and managing program scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer deliverables.
• Current U.S. DoD Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, or a related discipline, or an MBA.
• Experience with missile systems, propulsion, launch systems, payload integration, separation systems, energetic or pyrotechnic devices, or related flight hardware.
• Experience managing programs through development, qualification, production, and delivery.
• Knowledge of government contracting, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and incentive-based contracts.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), cost-account management, budgeting, forecasting, or similar program financial-performance methods.
• Experience supporting proposals, estimates, negotiations, contract modifications, and follow-on program opportunities.
• PMP certification or equivalent formal program-management training.
• Experience with program scheduling, ERP, or product lifecycle management systems.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams developing mechanical, propulsion, energetic, or pyrotechnic components and systems.

Job Description

• Lead assigned programs from development through contract completion, with ownership of cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, contractual requirements, and customer commitments.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate program execution across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, finance, and test.
• Manage contractual deliverables, statements of work, customer requests, scope changes, and program priorities.
• Identify and manage technical, programmatic, supply-chain, cost, and schedule risks, driving mitigation and recovery plans when needed.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, prime contractors, government stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership.
• Lead program reviews and communicate financial performance, schedule status, technical risks, key decisions, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Support design reviews, test-readiness reviews, qualification activities, production-readiness reviews, and customer acceptance events.
• Support proposals, estimates, contract negotiations, follow-on opportunities, and overall program growth.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000

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