The Project Manager is responsible for leading projects independently or under the guidance of the Program Manager in the management of the commercial, schedule, and technical execution of aircraft retrofit programs, including engineering, certification, operations, and supplier coordination elements of a program.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
* Ambassador of the company to the customer and suppliers.
* Independently or under the guidance of the Program Manager lead customer and supplier meetings / telecoms including taking technical meeting minutes, including leading milestone meetings.
* Ability to independently chair recurring Supplier meetings and communicate program and certification requirements.
* Represent the company in on-site supplier resolution issues.
* Responsible for the creation and updating of program tools including:
– Statement of Work, Roles and responsibilities matrices
– Action Item Register
– Risk Management Matrix
– Supplier Data Requirements Lists
– BFE/CSE lists
– Project Status Reports
– Budget vs. actuals & cash flow matrices
– Internal Project Schedules and Resource Planning
* Manage comprehensive integrated program schedules incorporating multiple supplier inputs using MS Project.
* Coordinate with program suppliers to facilitate design, substantiation, certification and product delivery to meet program requirements, including the following:
– Collect supplier data required to support the design phase of the program.
– Follow-up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of data.
– Monitor the timely completion of design and certification data workflow.
* Manage projects independently in support of the overall program scope.
* Ensure timely procurement and manufacturing of NAT’s modification kits.
* Coordinate with engineering, operations and marketing personnel to assist in the development of proposals and statement of work updates.
* Responsible for the continued management of sustaining programs (post-prototype).
* Work with program team to coordinate on-site support and AOG requirements.
* Monitor program performance to schedule and budgets in support of overall program.
* Perform other related duties as required.
* Understand and promote all health, safety and environmental legal and regulatory requirements including company policies and standards. Lead by example, enforce and sustain a strong-minded safety culture and compliance driven practices in the work environment.
Working Conditions:
* Primarily office work with some travel required.
Salary Range: USD $65,500 – $109,670
Travel specifictity
* Some travel required.
Additional description
Who We Are:
Northwest Aerospace Technologies, a proud member of the Safran Cabin family, designs, engineers, manufactures and installs the best aircraft interiors in the world, focusing on commercial and military aircraft.
Why Should You Join Us?
Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 10,000 employees at 39 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.
• Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
• Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
• Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits includes health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub – Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!
Candidate skills & requirements
Education & Experience:
* BA/BS Degree
* 2-3 Years experience aerospace program management
* Aircraft certification process
Skills & Abilities
* Excellent communication and organization skills required.
* Ability to understand the “big picture” and recognize potential areas of risk.
* Ability to work in a team environment and lead others.
* Advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project skills required.
* Familiarity with ERP systems
Annual salary
USD $65,500 – $109,670
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, Washington, Everett
City (-ies)
415 Riverside Road, Everett, WA 98201
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 3 years