Canopy A&D

Canopy A&D

Head of Programs

Ontario, California · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
CybersecurityProject ManagementJiraBusiness DevelopmentBudgetingSupply ChainERPRecruitingPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOSHA

About the role

  • This role goes far beyond passive oversight

Responsibilities

  • Lead resource planning, organizational design, and talent acquisition
  • manage staffing, and performance reviews to build a high-performing team.
  • Partner with business development and engineering to support new proposals, providing accurate technical context, resource estimates, and data-backed trade-off analyses.
  • Partner with leadership across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to harmonize program goals, timelines, and deliverables from concept through production.
  • step in directly to expedite critical jobs through the shop floor when necessary to maintain strict cost and schedule adherence.
  • Oversee and validate ERP system data integrity, ensuring that system milestones and unreleased/on-hold job lists are managed effectively to prevent production delays.
  • Flexibly support technical execution, resource allocation, and program integration across engineering and manufacturing during peak cycles to meet aggressive organizational objectives.
  • Lead resource planning, organizational design, and talent acquisition; manage staffing, and performance reviews to build a high-performing team.
  • Proactively identify and resolve systemic execution bottlenecks across internal departments; step in directly to expedite critical jobs through the shop floor when necessary to maintain strict cost and schedule adherence.
  • Demonstrated experience in strategic resource planning, department-level budgeting, organizational design, and full-cycle talent management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Business, or a related field
  • Proven success in supporting business development and capture management by leading technical proposals, defining program scopes, estimating resource requirements, and providing data-backed trade-off analyses.
  • Technical expertise in complex aerospace systems, such as launch vehicles, missile systems, thermal protection systems (TPS), advanced composites, or high-intensity manufacturing environments.

Nice to have

  • Master's or higher degree in Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), or a related technical field.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
  • Deep technical knowledge of Thermal Protection Systems (TPS), including extensive experience with launch vehicles, missile systems, soft goods, coatings, and other components designed for extreme thermal environments.
  • Subject matter expertise in advanced manufacturing processes related to metallics, superalloys, composites, ablatives, and ceramics used in high-heat aerospace applications.
  • Direct oversight or hands-on experience with qualification and developmental testing (e.g., vibration, thermal vacuum, or high-velocity flow testing), in addition to standard production testing environments.
  • High proficiency with PLM systems and CAD tools to actively support engineering collaboration, configuration management, and technical trade-off analyses.
  • Ability to work in office, lab, and manufacturing environments with occasional exposure to noise, dust, and temperature variations.
  • Must be able to lift and carry up to 35 lb and perform tasks involving standing, walking, bending, and manual assembly.

Compensation

  • Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

  • Define and monitor high-level program KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to project overall portfolio health for executive leadership and key customers.
  • Deep experience establishing and tracking macro-level program KPIs, executive dashboards, and performance metrics to drive team efficiency and present program health to executive leadership and customers.

Company info

  • Represent technical content, program status, and OORs (Open Order Reports) to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers
  • Represent technical content, program status, and OORs (Open Order Reports) to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers; oversee the maintenance of customer portals to maximize on-time delivery.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Security Clearance (Secret or higher), or the immediate ability to obtain and maintain eligibility for access to controlled defense information and classified facilities
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