Program Manager

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. This role coordinates cross-functional teams to ensure programs meet customer requirements, contractual obligations, cost targets, quality standards, and delivery schedules *Key Responsibilities*

• *Program Execution:* Lead assigned programs throughout their lifecycle, from contract award and planning through engineering, qualification, production, delivery, and contract closeout.
• *Planning & Scheduling:* Develop and maintain program schedules, milestones, budgets, resource plans, deliverables, and performance metrics. Monitor progress and proactively address delays or resource constraints
• *Cross-Functional Coordination:* Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Testing, and other internal functions to ensure program requirements are understood and executed.
• *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.
• *Risk Management:* Identify and manage technical, schedule, supply-chain, quality, and contractual risks. Develop mitigation plans and drive corrective actions to resolution.
• *Engineering & Production Coordination*: Track engineering deliverables, design reviews, testing, qualification activities, production readiness, material availability, and customer acceptance requirements.
• *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.
• *Quality & Compliance*: Coordinate with Quality and Engineering to ensure applicable customer, contractual, regulatory, and aerospace/defense quality requirements are incorporated into program execution.
• *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.
• *Proposal & Business Support:* Support proposals, cost estimates, customer requests for quotation, contract modifications, negotiations, and follow-on business opportunities.
• *Process Improvement:* Identify opportunities to improve program tracking, communication, resource coordination, and execution processes.

*Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, or complex manufacturing.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, schedules, budgets, and customer deliverables.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

*Preferred Qualifications*

• Experience with DoD, government, aerospace, or defense-prime programs.
• Familiarity with engineered hardware, electronics, manufacturing, and qualification testing.
• Experience with government contracts, cost estimating, program financial performance, and risk management.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP and project scheduling tools.
• PMP certification or advanced degree.