Senior Aerospace Program Manager

Moog Inc; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog Space and Defense is seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead multiple aerospace and defense programs from contract award through end-item delivery. You will serve as primary customer interface and own program scope, schedules, and budgets while coordinating across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and finance.

The role requires strong financial acumen, experience with lifecycle phases, and the ability to drive risk mitigation and cost control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, program management, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience managing programs through multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including development, integration and test, production, and delivery.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including forecasting, budgeting, EAC/ETC management, and resource planning.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and standard program management tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage aerospace and defense programs from contract award through end-item delivery.
• Serve as the primary customer interface and single point of accountability for all program-related activities.
• Define program scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, including critical milestones, forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Owns program financial performance, including budgets, labor and material forecasts, Estimates at Completion, Estimates to Complete, variance analysis, margin performance, and recovery plans.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and finance to achieve program objectives.
• Prepare and present program status, financial performance, risks, and recovery plans to customers and senior leadership.
• Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, fact-finding, negotiations, and development of new and follow-on business opportunities.
• Coordinate and lead customer visits, program reviews, executive briefings, and internal management reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize program management processes and execution.
• Mentor Program Managers and Associate Program Managers while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and integrity.

Skills

Program management

Financial acumen

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, program management, or related technical discipline

Experience managing programs through lifecycle phases

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Moog Space and Defense is seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead multiple aerospace and defense programs from contract award through end-item delivery. You will serve as primary customer interface and own program scope, schedules, and budgets while coordinating across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and finance.

The role requires strong financial acumen, experience with lifecycle phases, and the ability to drive risk mitigation and cost control.