Senior Project Manager, Aerospace & Defense

The role

You will lead complex aerospace and defense programs from award through delivery. You will act as the link between customers and internal teams to drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.

What you will do

• Own complex defense programs from award through delivery
• Serve as a primary customer interface
• Translate customer, contractual, and technical requirements into internal priorities
• Lead cross-functional program execution
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, and risk registers
• Identify program risks and drive mitigation plans
• Lead internal and customer-facing program reviews
• Manage changes in customer requirements, scope, schedule, and priorities
• Monitor program performance and drive recovery actions
• Partner with operations and supply chain to align demand and capacity

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 7 years of relevant experience
• Direct experience managing defense, aerospace, or other complex manufacturing programs
• Strong understanding of program management fundamentals
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without relying on direct reporting authority
• Ability to manage multiple complex programs, priorities, and customer commitments simultaneously
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing operations, production planning, supply chain, quality, and engineering workflows
• Experience identifying program risks and driving corrective or recovery plans
• Experience communicating program performance to customers and senior leadership
• Ability to interpret customer requirements, technical documentation, and contractual requirements
• Experience working within AS9100, ISO 9001, or similarly regulated quality environments
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and program planning tools

Nice to have

• Defense industry experience
• Familiarity with defense customer expectations, contractual flow-downs, configuration management, controlled technical information, and execution discipline
• Experience with DoD programs, prime contractors, FAR/DFARS requirements, ITAR/export-controlled environments, and CUI requirements

Before you apply

• To conform to US Government export regulations, you must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the requir

About the company

Rennscot MFG, founded in 2017, is a provider of advanced manufacturing services located in Woburn, MA. They offer services including reverse engineering, metal and polymer additive manufacturing, and precision machining.