Program Manager

The Program Manager will take a proactive and collaborative approach to managing multiple concurrent projects and integration activities while ensuring alignment with program schedules, technical requirements, safety standards, budget targets, and customer expectations. This role plays a critical part in supporting aircraft development, systems integration, and flight test readiness activities in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, and execute Flight Test Vehicle (FTV) integration activities and IPDT coordination efforts across multiple aerospace development and certification programs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding FTV integration schedules, risks, technical coordination, and program execution activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional Integrated Product Development Teams (IPDTs) including engineering, avionics, structures, systems integration, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, airworthiness, and flight test operations.
• Oversee aircraft modification, systems installation, integration, validation, and flight test readiness activities to ensure successful program execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, ensuring alignment between engineering deliverables, aircraft availability, test milestones, and certification objectives.
• Manage and allocate resources effectively across integration and flight test activities while identifying and resolving potential schedule or technical bottlenecks.
• Monitor program budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization to ensure projects remain aligned with organizational objectives.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and resolve program risks related to technical integration, airworthiness, certification, safety, supply chain, and schedule performance.
• Support configuration management, change control, and engineering release processes throughout the aircraft integration lifecycle.
• Coordinate test planning and support activities including ground testing, systems verification, instrumentation integration, flight readiness reviews, and test campaign execution.
• Ensure compliance with Transport Canada, FAA, military, customer, and aerospace quality standards as applicable.
• Prepare and present program updates, milestone reviews, risk assessments, dashboards, and executive status reports to leadership teams and stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within program management, systems integration, and IPDT execution processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, regulatory authorities, and external partners to support successful program delivery.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aviation Management, Business, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace project/program management, aircraft integration, flight test, or systems engineering environments.
• Experience working within aerospace development, certification, avionics integration, or flight test programs is strongly preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification is considered a strong asset.
• Strong understanding of aircraft systems integration, aerospace development lifecycles, and flight test operations.
• Knowledge of aerospace certification and regulatory requirements including Transport Canada, FAA, military standards, or equivalent is preferred.