Program Manager – Aerospace Program Management

Job Description

Associate Director, Compact Terminal Program Manager | Collins Aerospace

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Collins Aerospace, located in Marlborough, MA, with an alternative location in Largo, FL. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that redefine the aerospace and defense industry by combining vast resources and investments to solve complex mission-level customer challenges. This role is crucial within the Strategic Communications business area, leading a high-complexity program that integrates development and production, directly impacting the company’s ability to connect and protect our world.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Onsite
• Location: In-person, Marlborough, MA
• Pay: $157200–$298800 yearly
• Team: Strategic Communications business area, Airborne & Sustainment portfolio
• Mission: Lead a high complexity program encompassing simultaneous development and production activities, ensuring full execution of cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual commitments.
• Tech Stack: EVMS, IMS/IMP, Risk Management, Financial Forecasting, EAC

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead: Lead all phases of a high-complexity program, integrating simultaneous development, qualification, production, and engineering change efforts.
• Ensure: Ensure full execution of cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual commitments using program leadership best practices.
• Direct: Direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (contracts, finance, supply chain, operations, quality, engineering) to achieve flawless execution.
• Serve: Serve as the primary customer interface, maintaining strong relationships and a collaborative “One Team” culture.
• Manage: Manage communication and coordination across multiple internal and geographically dispersed stakeholders.

The Must-Haves
• Background: University Degree in a related field, or an Advanced Degree in a related field, with a focus on program or project management in government, defense, aerospace, or related industry.
• Experience: Minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience (or 10 years with an Advanced Degree). This includes 5+ years in Program Management (or related Project Management leading teams managing cost, schedule, and technical performance) and 10+ years leading organizations closely aligned with a program management office (Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations). Must have experience leading engineering development programs with both hardware and software, and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase experience with DoD programs.
• Skills: Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance, U.S. citizenship, demonstrated experience in Earned Value Management, customer-facing program leadership experience with excellent oral, written, and presentation skills, and strong working knowledge of business and project management tools and processes such as EVMS, IMS/IMP, Risk Management, Financial Forecasting, and EAC.
• Bonus: Specific experience with RF products or custom electronics, proven experience leading all phases of programs ensuring adherence to program plans, schedules, and budgets, specific experience with Nuclear Command & Control (NC3) programs and/or other Strategic initiatives, and Capture phase experience with DoD programs.