Senior Aerospace Development Program Manager

SOGECLAIR • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This role is best positioned as a Senior/Lead Aerospace Development Program Manager opportunity with a strong engineering and certification component. The successful candidate must be able to lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders. The key differentiator is that this is not a traditional project manager position focused primarily on schedules. Bombardier needs a technically credible program leader who can integrate the entire aircraft development effort and drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery.

Requirements

• 10+ years of aerospace and/or defense experience, ideally supporting aircraft development programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Technical depth sufficient to credibly lead and challenge engineering organizations.
• Aircraft development and certification experience, particularly 14 CFR Part 25.
• Experience working in or alongside an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) environment.
• Program leadership spanning schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery.
• Experience taking aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence teams without formal authority.
• Customer-facing experience, particularly with executive, government, military, or high-value aircraft customers.
• Budgeting, forecasting, financial governance, and preferably Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
• Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

• Defense, special-mission, business-jet, or complex Part 25 aircraft experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders.
• Integrate the entire aircraft development effort.
• Drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery.
• Manage schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery.
• Take aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery.
• Provide cross-functional leadership and influence teams without formal authority.
• Engage with customers, particularly with executive, government, military, or high-value aircraft customers.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial governance, and preferably Earned Value Management (EVM).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior