Aerospace Program Manager

Location: Elyria, Ohio, United States; onsite at the Elyria facility.

Company

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components for aerospace and defense markets, including pumping technology and thermal management solutions.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional business, technical, and operations teams throughout product development programs.
• Review customer proposals and change requests, coordinate statements of work, technical compliance, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Create and maintain detailed program plans, resource-loaded schedules, milestones, deliverables, and program metrics.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams and coordinate design reviews, supply chain activities, operations, and new product introduction.
• Manage program scope, costs, issues, risks, customer communications, and technical and program progress reviews.
• Facilitate qualification, certification compliance, production readiness reviews, and transition from engineering development to full-scale production.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in program management or a related project management role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• Expertise in program management philosophies and processes, with sufficient technical aptitude to understand product design and production processes.
• Strong leadership, planning, organization, decision-making, customer service, teamwork, and business acumen skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and other PC-based office tools.
• Access to controlled data or information may be required; only US Persons will be considered for positions requiring such access under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, automotive, or medical industries.
• Technical field experience, preferably in aerospace.
• MBA or comparable advanced management degree.
• Formal program or systems management training, such as PMI or equivalent.
• Experience with engineering product development, aerospace product development, and certification processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance beginning the first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off accruing from the first day of employment and 12 paid holidays annually.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement available after six months of employment.
• Lean manufacturing practices focused on operational excellence and manufacturing efficiency.
• Background checks are required; FAA-sensitive positions may require participation in a random drug-testing pool.