Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Operations

The Role

The Technical Program Manager is responsible for the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for key programs and products, serving as the central integrator between program, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and operations timelines.

This position partners cross-functionally to ensure alignment between engineering schedules, supply chain lead times, and delivery commitments in a dynamic, high-mix NPI manufacturing environment.

What You'll Do

• Own the IMS. Develop Integrated Master Schedules for products, programs, capabilities, and production sites. Sequence development, procurement, construction, equipment installation, and qualification activities across concurrent NPI and factory-buildout workstreams for feasible schedules.
• Own updates and ensure the schedule is a trusted tool for decision-making and reliable source of valid data.
• Track schedule performance against baseline, proactively identifying risk, quantifying impacts of changes, and surfacing key insights. Drive solutioning to achieve milestones and maintain delivery commitments.
• Facilitate cross-functional schedule reviews and ensure stakeholder alignment on milestone dates, deliverables, and resource trade-offs. Drive accountability for on-time delivery.
• Support definition of scheduling philosophy, standards, and patterns. Systematize and automate to efficiently scale scheduling.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in integrated scheduling, project management, or engineering or manufacturing planning.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing an Integrated Master Schedule.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling methodologies and principles, including for estimating durations and qualifying risk.
• Experience using scheduling tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheets, etc) and building automations and connectors.
• Ability to partner with stakeholders and drive accountability. Strong communicator and relationship builder.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience in development and scaling phases of aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, or other complex hardware manufacturing industries.
• Experience supporting multi-site or multi-program production environments and/or working knowledge of SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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.