Senior Program Manager

Safran; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Carson, CA to lead engineering-to-production transitions and ensure programs meet budget, schedule, and performance targets. You will coordinate across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and Finance to drive successful program execution and customer communication.

The role emphasizes risk management, change control, and proactive mitigation, ensuring on-time certification and strategic program success across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of Program Management concepts and tools including Earned Value Management.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks and take initiative.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills to flow goals and directives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage program from development through production readiness.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Contracts, and Aftermarket Support groups.
• Hit program targets for engineering cost, direct cost, weight, and reliability.

Skills

Program management

Earned Value Management

Planning & scheduling

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Senior Program Manager you'll play a pivotal part on our Program Manager team. The Program Manager (PM) is responsible for the overall financial success of a program, by actively managing Engineering Development execution to ensure products and Systems are certified on time to established budgets. The PM is also responsible for the successful transition from Product Development into full-scale Production, by interfacing with and directing Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Contracts, and Aftermarket Support Groups.

This position contributes to our vision by:

The PM is responsible for hitting program targets for Engineering Cost, Product Direct Cost, Weight, and Reliability. The PM is the primary decision maker and scope manager for a program, responsible for directing and communicating all aspects of a program to high level management both internally and to the Customer. The PM is responsible at the individual Product Level and the System Level, with responsibilities across all affected functional areas across multiple development and manufacturing sites, with care given to overall System Integration activities to ensure success at the System level.

The PM is also responsible for a program's long term Strategic Success, and plays a primary role in customer communication for growth opportunities. As such the PM will be involved in Research and Development activities, and be constantly aware of new opportunities on existing and future programs for introducing improved technologies to enhance customer value, stave off the competition, and enhance program financial success.

Qualifications

1. Detailed knowledge of Program Management Concepts and Tools including Earned Value Management
2. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks and take initiative
3. Clear written and verbal communication skills in order to flow goals and directives
4. Ability to work through complex Program issues and offer guidance and direction in a positive, solution oriented manner
5. Thorough understanding of negotiation techniques and tactics
6. Ability to interpret, review, and negotiate complex contractual / business agreements

Expert knowledge of all Microsoft Office tools, including Microsoft Project

• Acquires an in-depth understanding of all programmatic requirements, and ensures they are clearly defined, communicated, and understood by all program team-members and management
• Develops and maintains detailed program plans that identify work scope, schedules, NRE budgets, direct cost budgets, and weight targets
• Monitors progress on a regular basis against all critical Program metrics to identify negative trends or risk areas, and takes intelligent proactive actions to recover
• Drives a multi-function program team by leading regular team meetings, and ensuring action item lists and integrated schedules are created and maintained to achieve all program objectives.
• Coordinates with all functional areas at the appropriate level to ensure program requirements are clearly understood and executed, elevating as necessary to ensure that quality work is accomplished per the program schedule
• Establishes regular constructive customer interaction to coordinate business and technical requirements, exchange status, resolve issues or problems and negotiate changes
• Proactively manages changes in project scope to protect program schedules and budgets. Submits and manages out-of scope assertions with the customer when required, taking appropriate internal action depending upon contractual requirements and program risk
• Identifies and evaluates program risks in all functional areas of program, and develops and drives appropriate mitigation plans to eliminate or reduce the risk to an ac

This job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.