Program Manager – Defense & Aerospace Industry
We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic, and detail-oriented Program Manager to join our team. This individual will play a critical role in managing projects from order initiation through delivery, ensuring successful coordination across multiple departments. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment and demonstrates strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers, managing communications and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, coordinating with engineering, materials planning, quality, logistics, and purchasing teams to track program milestones.
- Monitor project progress from order entry through material procurement, build scheduling, testing, and final delivery to ensure compliance with contract requirements and timely execution.
- Manage programs through the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept and development through production, delivery, and post-delivery support.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve conflicts, prioritize tasks, and support efficient project execution.
- Provide clear, timely, and professional communication to leadership regarding program status, challenges, and risk areas, including escalation of issues when needed.
- Conduct regular status updates and risk assessments, generate recovery plans, and maintain alignment with customer expectations and business goals.
- Deliver clear and effective presentations to both internal leadership and external customers, articulating project status, challenges, and solutions.
- Oversee program budgets, labor planning, and resource coordination to ensure projects remain on track financially and operationally.
- Support and participate in design reviews and ensure all technical requirements are understood and met with the team.
- Maintain thorough documentation of project decisions, commitments, and changes.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in program or product line management, preferably in the defense or aerospace industry.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of reporting issues and updating effectively to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize in a fast-paced environment, and adapt to shifting deadlines.
- Highly organized, self-directed, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
Technical Skills:
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Strong working knowledge of MS Project and ERP/MRP systems.
Experience in budget analysis and labor/resource planning is a plus.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in program or product line management, preferably in the defense or aerospace industry.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of reporting issues and updating effectively to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize in a fast-paced environment, and adapt to shifting deadlines.
- Highly organized, self-directed, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
Technical Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Strong working knowledge of MS Project and ERP/MRP systems.
- Experience in budget analysis and labor/resource planning is a plus.
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
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What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
