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Monitor progress and proactively address delays or resource constraints\n* *Cross-Functional Coordination:* Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Testing, and other internal functions to ensure program requirements are understood and executed.\n* *Customer & Stakeholder Management*: Serve as the primary program contact for customers, prime contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders. Communicate status, resolve issues, manage expectations, and maintain strong working relationships.\n* *Risk Management:* Identify and manage technical, schedule, supply-chain, quality, and contractual risks. Develop mitigation plans and drive corrective actions to resolution.\n* *Engineering & Production Coordination*: Track engineering deliverables, design reviews, testing, qualification activities, production readiness, material availability, and customer acceptance requirements.\n* *Contract & Requirements Management:* Review contract requirements, statements of work, specifications, delivery schedules, and customer flow-down requirements. Coordinate changes in scope, schedule, pricing, and deliverables with the appropriate internal personnel.\n* *Quality & Compliance*: Coordinate with Quality and Engineering to ensure applicable customer, contractual, regulatory, and aerospace/defense quality requirements are incorporated into program execution.\n* *Program Reporting*: Prepare and lead program status reviews, communicating schedule performance, financial status, open issues, risks, action items, and decisions required from management or customers.\n* *Proposal & Business Support:* Support proposals, cost estimates, customer requests for quotation, contract modifications, negotiations, and follow-on business opportunities.\n* *Process Improvement:* Identify opportunities to improve program tracking, communication, resource coordination, and execution processes.\n\n*Required Qualifications*\n\n* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.\n* 5+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, or complex manufacturing.\n* Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, schedules, budgets, and customer deliverables.\n* Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\n\n*Preferred Qualifications*\n\n* Experience with DoD, government, aerospace, or defense-prime programs.\n* Familiarity with engineered hardware, electronics, manufacturing, and qualification testing.\n* Experience with government contracts, cost estimating, program financial performance, and risk management.\n* Familiarity with ERP/MRP and project scheduling tools.\n* PMP certification or advanced degree.\n\nJob Type: Full-time\n\nPay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year\n\nBenefits:\n* 401(k) matching\n* Dental insurance\n* Health insurance\n* Paid time off\n\nWork Location: In person","company":"Procustom Group","rawCompany":"procustom group","city":"Glendale","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T13:15:25.269Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"11-1021.00","title":"General and Operations Managers","slug":"general-and-operations-managers"}],"industries":[{"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":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-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":"ProCustom Group is seeking a hands-on Program Manager to lead aerospace and defense hardware programs from planning and engineering through qualification, production, and delivery. 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