Spirit Defense - Integrated Product Team Specialist (Associate, Mid-Level or Experienced)

Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States; onsite aerospace and defense role.

Salary: Associate Level 2: $66,150–$101,450; Mid-Level Level 3: $85,600–$131,250; Experienced Level 4: $94,800–$145,350.

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

• Coordinate leaders and cross-functional teams to support program-level business decisions, objectives, accountability, and prioritization.
• Manage integrated schedules, budgets, performance, requirements, baselines, configuration, and change control across equipment design, build, delivery, installation, qualification, and production readiness.
• Oversee supplier integration, statements of work, materials and process qualification, first-part qualification, verification, validation, and certification.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to facilities, equipment readiness, operations, technical performance, schedules, cost, quality, capacity, and throughput.
• Resolve issues with Facilities, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Material and Process Engineering, and external suppliers.
• Present program status, risks, and decisions to executive leadership; document decisions, track actions, support proposals, and facilitate meetings.

Requirements

• For Associate Level 2: 2 or more years working in aerospace or defense programs on cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. Citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
• Experience managing project schedules, costs, risks, technical performance, and quality.
• Experience with change control, requirements management, supplier integration, and qualification.
• For Mid-Level Level 3: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• For Senior Level 4: 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong executive communication, customer relationship management, leadership through influence, and business acumen.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Current Secret-level DoD clearance.
• Experience leading multiple complex aerospace projects and balancing long-term programs with near-term priorities.
• Experience with ERP tools such as SAP, S4HANA, and MES, and CAD or product lifecycle tools such as NX, Teamcenter Visualization, Teamcenter PLM, and CATIA.
• Experience partnering with Finance to track performance against plan.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, industrial engineering, and composite and aluminum processes.
• Experience with root cause analysis, 8D root cause corrective action, Lean/Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, and paid or unpaid time-off programs.
• Benefits and program availability may vary by geographic location, date of hire, eligibility, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when policy criteria are met.
• Eligible Kansas employees may receive a $5,000 Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.
• The employer does not sponsor employment visas; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting.