Strategic Aerospace & Defense Program Manager

Safety Training Systems, Inc.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Disability & Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Safety Training Systems, Inc. in Tulsa, OK seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs from proposal through delivery and acceptance.

You will coordinate bids, schedules, budgets, technical requirements, and cross-functional activities, ensuring competitive proposals and successful project completion.

Collaborate with Business Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain; PMP is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Strong program management, proposal development, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage bids, schedules, budgets, risks, customer expectations, and multiple priorities.
• Ability to read and understand solicitations, contracts, technical documents, engineering drawings, and program requirements.
• Ability to develop clear proposal inputs and coordinate estimates across multiple departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project scheduling software.
• Aerospace, defense, aviation, simulation, or custom manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support contract proposals, bids, estimates, and customer requests for quotation.
• Coordinate technical, schedule, labor, material, and supplier inputs for proposals.
• Review solicitations, statements of work, specifications, and contract requirements.
• Manage assigned programs from contract award through final delivery and acceptance.
• Maintain program schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, and action items.
• Coordinate activities across Business Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Contracts.
• Serve as the primary customer contact and provide regular program updates.
• Monitor program performance and address schedule, cost, technical, and resource issues.
• Lead program meetings, reviews, testing events, and customer discussions.
• Support change requests, contract modifications, invoicing milestones, and follow-on proposals.
• Provide regular status reports to company leadership.

Skills

Program management

Proposal development

Communication

Problem-solving

Read contracts & specs

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project scheduling software

Job description

Safety Training Systems, Inc. in Tulsa, OK seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs from proposal through delivery and acceptance.

You will coordinate bids, schedules, budgets, technical requirements, and cross-functional activities, ensuring competitive proposals and successful project completion.

Collaborate with Business Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain; PMP is preferred but not required.