Technical Program Manager: Aerospace & Defense Orders

Elevate Digital; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Digital is seeking a Technical Program Manager to shepherd a growing portfolio of customer purchase orders and production orders from intake through delivery. You will own end-to-end delivery for 8–10 accounts, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and scheduling teams.

The role requires strong communication with customers, translating needs into actionable requirements, and navigating highly regulated environments such as aerospace, defense, or automotive.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or another highly regulated industry.
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent stakeholders, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident speaking directly with customers.
• Working familiarity with manufacturing or engineering terminology (can be learned on the job, but prior exposure is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of customer purchase orders / production orders end-to-end, tracking each order's deliverables, timeline, and specs to on-time completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers on order status, changes, and delays.
• Gather and track customer requirements and compliance/qualification matrices; translate between customer needs and internal manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and scheduling teams to keep orders moving through production.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Customer communication

Manufacturing terminology

Job description

Elevate Digital is seeking a Technical Program Manager to shepherd a growing portfolio of customer purchase orders and production orders from intake through delivery. You will own end-to-end delivery for 8–10 accounts, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and scheduling teams.

The role requires strong communication with customers, translating needs into actionable requirements, and navigating highly regulated environments such as aerospace, defense, or automotive.