Associate IBT Leader (Aerospace)

Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States; onsite, union-represented position.

Salary: $61,950–$95,000 annually.

Company

Spirit Defense is hirify.global’ defense business unit and an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace, providing engineering, rapid prototyping, technologies, and mission support.

What you will do

• Lead the establishment, oversight, and coordination of baseline control and change management activities within the Program Management Office.
• Coordinate and chair Change Control Boards and Program Change Control Boards, including agendas, minutes, cadence, reporting, infrastructure, and documentation.
• Maintain change control processes and coordinate major and minor change requests throughout the baseline control and change management lifecycle.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and report against program change management plans and standard change control metrics.
• Evaluate proposed changes, coordinate impact assessments and change packages, and communicate board decisions to stakeholders.
• Create and analyze change control records and verify compliance with program, contractual, customer, supplier, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree/MBA and 0+ years of related experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of business, financial, baseline control and change management, general program management, and general engineering principles.
• Experience with change management, risk management, affordability management, proposal development and estimating, matrix organizations, and cross-functional project management.

Nice to have

• Degree in Business Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or another relevant field.
• 4–6 years of experience related to the responsibilities.
• Experience with earned value management, analytical work, development or sustaining programs, integrated program planning and scheduling, and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience developing proposals and estimates and working in a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking, innovative behavior, multitasking, prioritization, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyze metrics and data reports from multiple systems and generate metrics for upper leadership.
• Experience with global Product Lifecycle Management, SAP, manufacturing, or aerospace.
• Experience in capital, facilities, non-labor, or workforce planning and capital approval processes.
• Programming or data visualization experience with tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Culture & Benefits

• Union-represented position in a drug-free workplace with post-offer testing when applicable.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time off programs.
• Compensation includes competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities, subject to experience, qualifications, market, business considerations, eligibility, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Eligible Kansas employees may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.
• The employer does not sponsor employment visas.