Senior Aerospace Development Program Manager

About the role

The successful candidate will lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders. The key differentiator is that this is not a traditional project management position focused primarily on schedules. Bombardier needs a technically credible program leader who can integrate the entire aircraft development effort and drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders
• Integrate the entire aircraft development effort and drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery
• Take aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, financial governance, and preferably Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Work in or alongside an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) environment
• Lead program leadership spanning schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery
• Have strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence teams without formal authority
• Have customer-facing experience, particularly with executive, government, military, or high-value aircraft customers

Requirements

• 10+ years of aerospace and/or defense experience, ideally supporting aircraft development programs
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline
• Technical depth sufficient to credibly lead and challenge engineering organizations
• Aircraft development and certification experience, particularly 14 CFR Part 25
• Experience working in or alongside an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) environment
• Program leadership spanning schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery
• Experience taking aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery
• Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems
• Defense, special-mission, business-jet, or complex Part 25 aircraft experience is highly desirable