Senior Program Manager 

Astronics

Air and Space Transport

Waukegan, IL - USA

Manager / Team Leader

Experteer Overview

In this role you will lead and advocate for programs delivering Communications, Navigation, Connectivity, and In-Flight Entertainment systems for commercial aircraft. You’ll drive on-time delivery, manage budgets, and coordinate across engineering, certification, and analysis in a matrix environment. Your work will shape program outcomes by managing risks, change requests, and customer expectations. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to ensure design requirements are met and profitability is protected, contributing to Astronics CSC’s leadership in IFEC solutions.

Compensation / Benefits

Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance
401K, Profit Sharing & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Time Off, paid holidays, parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Wellness Program
Quarterly incentive compensation bonus

Responsibilities

Own and manage assigned projects as the primary point of contact for customers
Define and communicate deliverables, deadlines, and data requests to internal and external stakeholders
Coordinate technical data flow with project team members and manage cross-functional dependencies
Track milestones, action items, and deliverables across engineering, certification, and analysis
Oversee document generation, review, and approval processes for project outputs
Assist with resource planning based on deliverables and scope
Create/manage design requirements and communicate design changes to the team and customers
Facilitate inter-department handoffs and milestone-triggered data transfers
Manage commercial aspects including proposals, program change requests, purchase orders
Serve as a problem-solver for customer-facing issues and set expectations early in engagements
Provide market feedback to stakeholders on technology trends
Maintain and communicate design requirement changes and impacts
Keep project dates updated and identify opportunities for process improvements

Key requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace or Electrical Engineering, or related technical/equivalent field, or 10+ years of industry experience
Expertise in Microsoft Project
Proven program management experience on complex, multi-deliverable projects
Experience in a design, analysis or certification engineering role

excellent communication stakeholder management problem solving program management of complex aerospace projects design requirements definition certification engineering processes

Description

In this role you will lead and advocate for programs delivering Communications, Navigation, Connectivity, and In-Flight Entertainment system…

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