Responsibilities
- Serve as an execution leader on behalf of the Engineering organization, establishing clarity, stability, and accountability across product development plans
- Own the orchestration of engineering execution across the full program lifecycle, partnering with TPMs and Engineering work package owners to define, align, and sequence activities from requirements & concept development through design, manufacturing, testing, qualification, certification, and transition to production
- Support supplier strategy and execution
- Partner closely with the Chief Engineer as a thought partner and execution counterpart, jointly managing risks, issues, and opportunities with program metrics and decision-ready visibility
- Define and enforce the PMO execution operating model — goals, deliverables, cadence, tools, and behaviors — ensuring consistency, discipline, and accountability across teams.
- Anticipate resource and execution stress points, proactively identifying gaps across work packages and guiding leadership discussions to resolve them before they impact delivery.
- Lead alignment across a team of Engineering TPMs to synthesize project status, risks, and opportunities into clear narratives that enable decisive action at all levels of management
- Steward the program roadmap, ensuring near-term execution remains aligned with long-term program strategy for Engineering and the business
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering or other related field
- A minimum of eight (8) years in technical program/project management role, preferably in the aviation industry
- A minimum of ten (10) years of total experience (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a formal or informal leadership position
- Engineering experience throughout the product lifecycle, including composite materials and systems development and certification
- Project management experience in complex aircraft structures development through design, testing, build, and qualification phases
- Experience with MS Project, Primavera/P6, Jama, Jira and/or other project management tools
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing standard processes
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally, build relationships, and manage conflict
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive delivery of communication and follow up
- Ability to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints
- Demonstrated agility and autonomous decision-making within ambiguous situations
Nice to Have
- Experience with Dassault 3DX
Benefits
- competitive salaries
- subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) opportunities
- paid short term disability
- voluntary long-term disability and additional term life
- 15 paid days off
- 13 paid company holidays
- paid sick leave
- potential bonuses and stock options
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Structure: team of TPMs
Additional Information
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- This role will be required to travel 25% to meet at our temporary facility in Fort Worth, TX (prior to relocation) or other locations in support of program activities.
