Senior Aerospace PCBA Programs Manager

Rocket-Ems; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket EMS in Carson City, NV, seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead high-reliability PCBA assembly and aerospace programs. You will manage NPI through production, with emphasis on IPC Class 3 workmanship, aerospace compliance, and cross-functional coordination.

You will serve as the primary contact for assigned customer programs, driving schedule execution, quality performance, and risk mitigation across operations, engineering, quality, materials, planning, and shipping teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in program management within electronics manufacturing.
• Direct PCBA/EMS/aerospace experience.
• Strong IPC Class 3 knowledge and documentation needs.
• Experience handling complex BOMs, controlled docs, and schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs through full PCBA lifecycle from NPI to sustaining support.
• Be primary customer-facing contact for status, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Production, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, and Shipping.
• Ensure IPC-A-610 Class 3 compliance and customer-specific requirements are met.
• Support documentation control, traceability, configuration management, and quality records.
• Maintain program dashboards, issue logs, and status reports.

Skills

Program management

IPC Class 3

Cross-functional coordination

Schedule management

Customer communication

Risk management

Documentation

Manufacturing knowledge

Tools

ERP

MRP

MES

Job description

Rocket EMS in Carson City, NV, seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead high-reliability PCBA assembly and aerospace programs. You will manage NPI through production, with emphasis on IPC Class 3 workmanship, aerospace compliance, and cross-functional coordination.

You will serve as the primary contact for assigned customer programs, driving schedule execution, quality performance, and risk mitigation across operations, engineering, quality, materials, planning, and shipping teams.