Senior Program Director, Aerospace & Defense

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Incentive compensation eligibility

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) seeks an experienced Program Director to lead major defense programs, owning customer relationships, program execution, and long-term account growth. The role requires strong leadership, commercial acumen, and a bias for action across multi-disciplinary teams.

The position emphasizes ownership mentality, balancing customer success, cost, schedule, and technical execution while developing talent and driving business growth within EBAD's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5-7 years of progressive program management experience.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or complex manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and programs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program performance including customer satisfaction, cost, schedule, quality, and profitability.
• Lead cross-functional teams across program management, operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, contracts, and business development.
• Establish and execute long-range program and account strategies while balancing near-term commitments.
• Build trusted customer relationships and position EBAD as a differentiated partner.
• Drive actions to closure and ensure delivery against commitments.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Contract strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) seeks an experienced Program Director to lead major defense programs, owning customer relationships, program execution, and long-term account growth. The role requires strong leadership, commercial acumen, and a bias for action across multi-disciplinary teams.

The position emphasizes ownership mentality, balancing customer success, cost, schedule, and technical execution while developing talent and driving business growth within EBAD's