NPI Operations Program Manager

Moog Inc.•Buffalo, NY

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Moog Military Aircraft in East Aurora, NY is looking for a NPI Operations Program Manager to ensure the high-quality and timely delivery of hardware for a major New Product Introduction (NPI) or Entry-Into-Service (EIS) program(s). In this role, you will be the key individual to integrate cross-functional hardware activities, monitor hardware progress, and secure any necessary measures to address hardware challenges. This role reports to the Program Director for NPI and is full-time on-site in East Aurora, NY.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business or a technical field
10+ years or more of experience in the function of program/project management, engineering, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality engineering, or operations.
This job requires an active US Government security clearance or the ability to obtain one

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in program management, including EVMS
Experience with lean and continuous improvement principles
Experience in the aerospace industry
Experience working in a cross functional team
Broad experience in manufacturing
Proficient in MS Project and Excel
Strong written and verbal communication skills to interface with customers, suppliers and other Moog sites

Responsibilities

Produce and maintain a delivery plan that meets customer and internal commitments for hardware quality and delivery using right-to-left planning.
The plan should include the need dates for key readiness deliverables, such as drawings, op sheets, work instructions, supplier prove-outs, POs, HW kit complete and first article inspections.
Actively work with demand management and master scheduling to ensure kit clear to build dates support delivery plans.
Lead the communication, performance and monitoring necessary to successfully meet the hardware delivery plan.
Integrate the hardware-related activities for functions such as Program Management, Contracts, Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning and Operations.
Work with suppliers to meet delivery dates on long lead parts and part changes due to design evolution.
Chair regularly held cross-functional hardware delivery meetings to review status and identify any blocking issues to progress. Record and post progress updates and executive summaries.
Coordinate the resolution of blocking issues to hardware delivery progress, including using significant influence as necessary. Ensure the timely escalation of blocking issues to the program office, site management and functional management. Based on program qual and delivery plan, provide operations with workload priorities.
Act on behalf of the site manager to ensure that production maturity activities are actively conducted for the assigned program. Monitor and address any gaps to the manufacturing readiness levels throughout the product development life cycle. Generate recommendations to enhance program and site-level strategies for manufacturing capital, industrialization, and producibility.
Practice and contribute improvement ideas for common processes, tools and visual workflow management for NPI and EIS hardware deliveries.
Actively participate as a member of an operations global team focused on consistent methods and approaches for hardware readiness and delivery.
Provide effective communication for customers and internal personnel on hardware readiness and delivery matters.
Produce required hardware management related documentation, such as program manufacturing plans and program manufacturing status updates.