Senior Program Manager - Aerospace & Defense Programs

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a senior Program Manager to oversee the integration and management of multiple complex projects and major systems within the Aerospace and Defense sector. The role demands strong leadership, financial acumen, and proven ability to drive cost control, scheduling, and risk mitigation across a multi-functional team.

You will manage programs with budgets of $20M or more, lead proposals from initial customer interaction through award, and maintain executive-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field or 12 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in project or program management in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• 3+ years leading medium-scale projects spanning 1–2 years and teams of 5+ cross-functional members.
• Experience evaluating requests for proposals and/or quotes.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals and/or quotes.
• Experience managing a complex project or larger program.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with risk, time, and conflict management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee integration and management of multiple complex projects and major systems.
• Ensure successful customer relationships, cost control, scheduling, and technical execution.
• Manage programs with budgets of $20M or more.
• Lead proposal tasks from initial customer interaction through contract award.
• Represent SNC at customer meetings as the primary customer point of contact.
• Develop and maintain the Product Line strategic roadmap with Business Development and the Chief Engineer.

Skills

Program Management

Risk Management

Cost Control

Scheduling

Proposal Preparation

Program Integration Management

Stakeholder Identification

Resource Development

Conflict Resolution

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field

12 years of related experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Earned Value Management

CMMI

Agile Development

Spiral Development

Corporate PM Tools

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a senior Program Manager to oversee the integration and management of multiple complex projects and major systems within the Aerospace and Defense sector. The role demands strong leadership, financial acumen, and proven ability to drive cost control, scheduling, and risk mitigation across a multi-functional team.

You will manage programs with budgets of $20M or more, lead proposals from initial customer interaction through award, and maintain executive-level