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The Senior Program Manager is responsible for the leadership, planning, execution, and successful delivery of complex Aerospace and Defense customer programs and strategic internal initiatives. This role serves as the primary program interface between the customer and the organization, ensuring program execution aligns with contractual requirements, business objectives, and customer expectations. The Senior Program Manager leads cross-functional teams to manage program scope, schedule, budget, risk, and performance while driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction throughout the program lifecycle.\nYour Responsibilities:\nLead, coordinate, and execute strategic Aerospace and Defense customer programs from contract award through final delivery. \nDevelop, maintain, and execute integrated program plans, schedules, and resource requirements for complex, multi-disciplinary programs. \nServe as the primary customer focal point for programs, building strong relationships and ensuring effective communication across all levels of customer organizations. \nLead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate activities across engineering, operations, quality, procurement, finance, supply chain, and logistics to ensure successful program execution. \nManage program scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk while ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, customer requirements, and applicable RFQ/RFP documentation. \nConduct regular program reviews with internal leadership and customers, providing clear updates on milestones, deliverables, financial performance, risks, and mitigation plans. \nIdentify, assess, and proactively resolve program issues and execution risks to minimize impact on schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction. \nEscalate program concerns and recommend corrective actions when contractual commitments, operational performance, or strategic objectives are at risk. \nDrive resolution of manufacturing, supply chain, technical, quality, and customer-related issues throughout the program lifecycle. \nMaintain accountability for program financial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, revenue recognition, and profitability. \nSupport contract reviews and ensure alignment between customer requirements and operational execution plans. \nPartner with Business Development and Application Engineering to support opportunity capture, proposal development, customer presentations, and transition from business capture to execution. \nDevelop and maintain program performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to measure execution effectiveness and support decision-making. \nLead program closeout activities, including lessons learned, cost performance analysis, risk reviews, and the capture of best practices for future proposals and program execution. \nContribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, procedures, and governance frameworks. \nYour Profile:\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline. \nMinimum 5 years of experience managing Aerospace and Defense programs in a prime contractor, subcontractor, or advanced manufacturing environment.\nDemonstrated experience leading complex, multi-functional programs from proposal through production and delivery. \nStrong understanding of Aerospace and Defense contracting environments, customer expectations, and program execution requirements. \nStrategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and the ability to drive execution in dynamic environments. \nExceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.\nExcellent interpersonal, communication, and customer relationship management skills. \nWillingness to travel approximately 10% to support customers, program reviews, conferences, and industry events. \n5+ years of program management, project management, or equivalent leadership experience. \nDemonstrated success managing complex Aerospace and Defense programs with responsibility for schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction. \nStrong understanding of contracts, statements of work (SOWs), technical specifications, terms and conditions, and customer requirements. \nExperience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and cross-functional organizations. \nStrong business acumen with the ability to manage budgets, forecasts, profitability, and program financial performance. \nProficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP systems; SAP experience preferred. \nWorking knowledge of risk management, earned value principles, and program performance metrics. \nExperience in additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, or highly regulated production environments preferred. \nPrior business development, capture management, proposal development, or customer-facing commercial experience is highly desirable.\nIn compliance with U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nWe offer:\nAside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!\nThe perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:\nComprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong. \nExcellent Dental and Vision coverage. \nEmployee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey. \n401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals \nTuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!\nGenerous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.\n10 observed company holidays and 2 floaters, to occasionally extend your weekends or time off. \n100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance \nEmployee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday! \nWhy Oerlikon:\nCuriosity thrives at Oerlikon, and creates a dynamic, energetic and exciting environment that incubates innovation and passion to consistently improve what we do every day. This drives value for our customers and other stakeholders and helps us to enhance the performance of our products and services.\n#joinoerlikonus#joinourteam\nAre you curious? Then release your passion to succeed and APPLY to discover how you can help us build a better world and realize how you can make a personal difference by joining our global team! Our commitment is your success!\nAbout us\nOerlikon is a global leader in material science engineering. Through the right combination of surface technologies, advanced materials, coating equipment, engineered components and advanced manufacturing, we help customers improve the performance, efficiency, durability and sustainability of their products and processes. Our technologies are often invisible to the end user, but mission-critical to the industries that power modern life: aerospace, energy, semiconductors, medical, luxury, tooling, automotive and general industries. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, Oerlikon operates in 38 countries with a global workforce of around 10,000 people. In 2025, Oerlikon achieved sales of CHF 1.6 billion.\nEqual Opportunity Employment\nOerlikon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here: Know Your Rights.\nIf you are unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact us at  or . This contact information is for accessibility requests only and is not intended for inquiries about the status of applications or for third-party vendor/agency requests.\nOerlikon will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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