Senior Aerospace Seating Program Manager

Jamco Interiors; Everett, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Jamco Interiors is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead seating programs in Everett, WA. You will oversee development through in-service support, coordinating cross-functional teams, customers, OEMs, and suppliers. The role emphasizes strategic planning, budgeting, and lifecycle performance.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in passenger seating program management within aerospace, with strong skills in risk management, change control, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field; engineering degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of passenger seating program management experience in the aircraft industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex aerospace programs and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of seating programs and standard products across development, production, delivery, and in-service support.
• Develop and execute program strategies, plans, WBS, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Cost/Finance, and other functions to achieve program objectives.
• Serve as the primary program interface with customers and OEM/STC applicants for program, technical, and contractual matters.
• Maintain ownership of standard seating products, including product changes, enhancements, rollouts, customer deliveries, and lifecycle performance.
• Manage customer and product change requests, evaluating impacts to scope, cost, schedule, resources, and requirements.
• Monitor product performance and customer feedback and drive improvements in product value, quality, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and cost impacts; report performance and corrective actions to executive management.
• Identify, prepare, and negotiate contract change notices to protect program objectives.
• Identify technical, financial, schedule, and execution risks and develop appropriate mitigation and recovery plans.
• Lead customer and program milestone reviews, including ITCM, PDR, CDR, and other required reviews.
• Support RFQs and new-business opportunities by validating scope, cost, schedule, and resource requirements.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing on product strategy, product knowledge, follow-on opportunities, and expansion of customer scope.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Program management

Aerospace industry

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Customer liaison

Contract changes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

Jamco Interiors is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead seating programs in Everett, WA. You will oversee development through in-service support, coordinating cross-functional teams, customers, OEMs, and suppliers. The role emphasizes strategic planning, budgeting, and lifecycle performance.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in passenger seating program management within aerospace, with strong skills in risk management, change control, and stakeholder communication.