{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"900f37a753364cf2a5a9b286","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/900f37a753364cf2a5a9b286","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/900f37a753364cf2a5a9b286","title":"Program Manager","description":"Program Manager – PCBA Assembly / Aerospace Programs\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs in a high-reliability PCBA manufacturing environment. This role will manage complex electronics manufacturing projects with a strong focus on IPC Class 3 workmanship, aerospace compliance, customer communication, schedule execution, quality performance, and cross-functional coordination.\nThe Program Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer programs and will be responsible for driving projects from NPI through production, shipment, and sustaining support. This position requires strong organizational skills, technical manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to manage customer expectations while coordinating closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Coating, and Inspection teams.\nThis is an ideal role for someone with experience managing aerospace, defense, satellite, medical, or other mission-critical PCBA programs where quality, traceability, documentation, and schedule performance are critical.\nResponsibilities\nManage assigned customer programs through the full PCBA manufacturing lifecycle, including NPI, production launch, repeat builds, shipment, and sustaining support.\nServe as the primary customer-facing contact for program status, schedule updates, risks, escalations, quality issues, and delivery commitments.\nLead cross-functional coordination between Production, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Conformal Coating, Inspection, and Shipping teams.\nManage programs requiring IPC-A-610 Class 3 workmanship standards and ensure customer-specific requirements are clearly communicated and executed.\nSupport aerospace and high-reliability compliance requirements, including documentation control, traceability, configuration management, customer flow-down requirements, and quality records.\nTrack and manage program schedules, build milestones, material readiness, ECOs, customer approvals, production status, and shipment commitments.\nIdentify program risks early and drive mitigation plans for material shortages, capacity constraints, quality concerns, test failures, yield issues, or changing customer requirements.\nCoordinate NPI builds, pilot builds, production ramps, and repeat production orders while ensuring requirements are properly transferred into manufacturing.\nReview customer documentation, BOMs, drawings, specifications, assembly notes, quality clauses, and special process requirements for completeness and execution risk.\nPartner with Quality and Engineering teams to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance resolution, MRB activity, and customer quality reporting.\nSupport customer audits, source inspections, first article requirements, AS9100-related activities, and aerospace customer compliance reviews as needed.\nMaintain program dashboards, action trackers, open issue logs, build status reports, and customer communication records.\nDrive internal accountability for customer commitments while maintaining realistic schedules and clear escalation paths.\nWork closely with Planning and Materials teams to ensure production plans align with customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.\nSupport quoting activity, change order review, scope clarification, and customer-driven schedule or requirement changes.\nLead regular customer and internal program meetings with clear updates on schedule, risks, recovery plans, quality performance, and delivery status.\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of experience in program management, project management, customer account management, or operations leadership within electronics manufacturing.\nDirect experience in PCBA manufacturing, EMS, contract manufacturing, aerospace electronics, defense electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing.\nStrong understanding of IPC Class 3 manufacturing requirements, workmanship expectations, inspection criteria, and documentation needs.\nExperience managing customer programs involving complex BOMs, controlled documentation, engineering changes, material constraints, and production schedules.\nAbility to read and understand customer drawings, BOMs, assembly documentation, specifications, quality clauses, and manufacturing requirements.\nStrong ability to manage multiple programs, priorities, deadlines, and customer commitments at the same time.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, executives, engineers, production teams, and quality teams.\nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks, drive corrective actions, and escalate issues appropriately.\nExperience using ERP, MRP, MES, production tracking, or project management systems.\nProficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and standard business reporting tools.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working in an AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, aerospace, defense, satellite, or space electronics manufacturing environment.\nExperience supporting customer source inspection, first article inspection, configuration control, and aerospace documentation packages.\nFamiliarity with IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-A-620, conformal coating, staking/underfill, rework, test, and final inspection processes.\nExperience managing programs involving SMT, through-hole, selective solder, AOI, AXI, flying probe, functional test, conformal coating, rework, and final source inspection.\nExperience in a high-mix, low-volume PCBA manufacturing environment.\nProject Management Professional certification or formal project management training is a plus.\nKey Skills and Competencies\nStrong customer communication and relationship management skills\nHigh level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through\nStrong understanding of Class 3 and aerospace-quality manufacturing expectations\nAbility to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority\nStrong schedule management, risk management, and escalation skills\nAbility to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment\nStrong attention to detail and documentation discipline\nPractical understanding of electronics manufacturing processes\nAbility to balance customer priorities with internal capacity, material availability, and production constraints\nSuccess in This Role Looks Like\nCustomer programs are clearly organized, actively managed, and well communicated.\nDelivery commitments, schedule risks, and recovery plans are visible and understood.\nClass 3 and aerospace requirements are properly documented, communicated, and executed.\nInternal teams have clear priorities, ownership, and action items.\nCustomer escalations are handled professionally and with urgency.\nQuality issues, nonconformances, and corrective actions are tracked through closure.\nCustomer satisfaction, on-time delivery, and overall program performance improve over time.\nWork Environment\nThis position operates in a PCBA manufacturing environment and requires regular interaction with production, engineering, quality, materials, planning, test, conformal coating, inspection, and shipping teams. The role may require time on the manufacturing floor, participation in production meetings, customer audits, program reviews, and urgent escalation activities.\nPosition Type\nFull-time, exempt position\n\nRocket EMS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the California Fair Chance Act. Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Any final offer of employment may be conditioned on completion of a background check, consistent with applicable law.\n#zr","company":"Rocketems","rawCompany":"rocketems","city":"Carson City","state":"NV","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T00:23:54.660Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"},{"code":"11-1021.00","title":"General and Operations Managers","slug":"general-and-operations-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"334418","title":"Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing","slug":"printed-circuit-assembly-electronic-assembly-manufacturing"},{"code":"336419","title":"Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"other-guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"336414","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Manager","description":"Program Manager – PCBA Assembly / Aerospace Programs\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs in a high-reliability PCBA manufacturing environment. This role will manage complex electronics manufacturing projects with a strong focus on IPC Class 3 workmanship, aerospace compliance, customer communication, schedule execution, quality performance, and cross-functional coordination.\nThe Program Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer programs and will be responsible for driving projects from NPI through production, shipment, and sustaining support. This position requires strong organizational skills, technical manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to manage customer expectations while coordinating closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Coating, and Inspection teams.\nThis is an ideal role for someone with experience managing aerospace, defense, satellite, medical, or other mission-critical PCBA programs where quality, traceability, documentation, and schedule performance are critical.\nResponsibilities\nManage assigned customer programs through the full PCBA manufacturing lifecycle, including NPI, production launch, repeat builds, shipment, and sustaining support.\nServe as the primary customer-facing contact for program status, schedule updates, risks, escalations, quality issues, and delivery commitments.\nLead cross-functional coordination between Production, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Conformal Coating, Inspection, and Shipping teams.\nManage programs requiring IPC-A-610 Class 3 workmanship standards and ensure customer-specific requirements are clearly communicated and executed.\nSupport aerospace and high-reliability compliance requirements, including documentation control, traceability, configuration management, customer flow-down requirements, and quality records.\nTrack and manage program schedules, build milestones, material readiness, ECOs, customer approvals, production status, and shipment commitments.\nIdentify program risks early and drive mitigation plans for material shortages, capacity constraints, quality concerns, test failures, yield issues, or changing customer requirements.\nCoordinate NPI builds, pilot builds, production ramps, and repeat production orders while ensuring requirements are properly transferred into manufacturing.\nReview customer documentation, BOMs, drawings, specifications, assembly notes, quality clauses, and special process requirements for completeness and execution risk.\nPartner with Quality and Engineering teams to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance resolution, MRB activity, and customer quality reporting.\nSupport customer audits, source inspections, first article requirements, AS9100-related activities, and aerospace customer compliance reviews as needed.\nMaintain program dashboards, action trackers, open issue logs, build status reports, and customer communication records.\nDrive internal accountability for customer commitments while maintaining realistic schedules and clear escalation paths.\nWork closely with Planning and Materials teams to ensure production plans align with customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.\nSupport quoting activity, change order review, scope clarification, and customer-driven schedule or requirement changes.\nLead regular customer and internal program meetings with clear updates on schedule, risks, recovery plans, quality performance, and delivery status.\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of experience in program management, project management, customer account management, or operations leadership within electronics manufacturing.\nDirect experience in PCBA manufacturing, EMS, contract manufacturing, aerospace electronics, defense electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing.\nStrong understanding of IPC Class 3 manufacturing requirements, workmanship expectations, inspection criteria, and documentation needs.\nExperience managing customer programs involving complex BOMs, controlled documentation, engineering changes, material constraints, and production schedules.\nAbility to read and understand customer drawings, BOMs, assembly documentation, specifications, quality clauses, and manufacturing requirements.\nStrong ability to manage multiple programs, priorities, deadlines, and customer commitments at the same time.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, executives, engineers, production teams, and quality teams.\nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks, drive corrective actions, and escalate issues appropriately.\nExperience using ERP, MRP, MES, production tracking, or project management systems.\nProficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and standard business reporting tools.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working in an AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, aerospace, defense, satellite, or space electronics manufacturing environment.\nExperience supporting customer source inspection, first article inspection, configuration control, and aerospace documentation packages.\nFamiliarity with IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-A-620, conformal coating, staking/underfill, rework, test, and final inspection processes.\nExperience managing programs involving SMT, through-hole, selective solder, AOI, AXI, flying probe, functional test, conformal coating, rework, and final source inspection.\nExperience in a high-mix, low-volume PCBA manufacturing environment.\nProject Management Professional certification or formal project management training is a plus.\nKey Skills and Competencies\nStrong customer communication and relationship management skills\nHigh level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through\nStrong understanding of Class 3 and aerospace-quality manufacturing expectations\nAbility to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority\nStrong schedule management, risk management, and escalation skills\nAbility to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment\nStrong attention to detail and documentation discipline\nPractical understanding of electronics manufacturing processes\nAbility to balance customer priorities with internal capacity, material availability, and production constraints\nSuccess in This Role Looks Like\nCustomer programs are clearly organized, actively managed, and well communicated.\nDelivery commitments, schedule risks, and recovery plans are visible and understood.\nClass 3 and aerospace requirements are properly documented, communicated, and executed.\nInternal teams have clear priorities, ownership, and action items.\nCustomer escalations are handled professionally and with urgency.\nQuality issues, nonconformances, and corrective actions are tracked through closure.\nCustomer satisfaction, on-time delivery, and overall program performance improve over time.\nWork Environment\nThis position operates in a PCBA manufacturing environment and requires regular interaction with production, engineering, quality, materials, planning, test, conformal coating, inspection, and shipping teams. The role may require time on the manufacturing floor, participation in production meetings, customer audits, program reviews, and urgent escalation activities.\nPosition Type\nFull-time, exempt position\n\nRocket EMS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the California Fair Chance Act. Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Any final offer of employment may be conditioned on completion of a background check, consistent with applicable law.\n#zr","datePosted":"2026-08-04T00:23:54.660Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T00:23:54.660Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rocketems","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Carson City","addressRegion":"NV","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"900f37a753364cf2a5a9b286"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/900f37a753364cf2a5a9b286"}}