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Program Manager – PCBA Assembly / Aerospace Programs

Carson City, NV · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$95kDetected 7 days ago
Project ManagementAccount ManagementExcelERPLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • This is an ideal role for someone with experience managing aerospace, defense, satellite, medical, or other mission-critical PCBA programs where quality, traceability, documentation, and schedule performance are critical.

Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned customer programs through the full PCBA manufacturing lifecycle, including NPI, production launch, repeat builds, shipment, and sustaining support.
  • Lead cross-functional coordination between Production, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Conformal Coating, Inspection, and Shipping teams.
  • Manage programs requiring IPC-A-610 Class 3 workmanship standards and ensure customer-specific requirements are clearly communicated and executed.
  • Support aerospace and high-reliability compliance requirements, including documentation control, traceability, configuration management, customer flow-down requirements, and quality records.
  • Track and manage program schedules, build milestones, material readiness, ECOs, customer approvals, production status, and shipment commitments.
  • Identify program risks early and drive mitigation plans for material shortages, capacity constraints, quality concerns, test failures, yield issues, or changing customer requirements.
  • Coordinate NPI builds, pilot builds, production ramps, and repeat production orders while ensuring requirements are properly transferred into manufacturing.
  • Partner with Quality and Engineering teams to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance resolution, MRB activity, and customer quality reporting.
  • Support customer audits, source inspections, first article requirements, AS9100-related activities, and aerospace customer compliance reviews as needed.
  • Maintain program dashboards, action trackers, open issue logs, build status reports, and customer communication records.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, customer account management, or operations leadership within electronics manufacturing.
  • Direct experience in PCBA manufacturing, EMS, contract manufacturing, aerospace electronics, defense electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing.
  • Strong understanding of IPC Class 3 manufacturing requirements, workmanship expectations, inspection criteria, and documentation needs.
  • Experience managing customer programs involving complex BOMs, controlled documentation, engineering changes, material constraints, and production schedules.
  • Ability to read and understand customer drawings, BOMs, assembly documentation, specifications, quality clauses, and manufacturing requirements.
  • Experience using ERP, MRP, MES, production tracking, or project management systems.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and standard business reporting tools.
  • Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Nice to have

  • Experience working in an AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, aerospace, defense, satellite, or space electronics manufacturing environment.
  • Experience supporting customer source inspection, first article inspection, configuration control, and aerospace documentation packages.
  • Familiarity with IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-A-620, conformal coating, staking/underfill, rework, test, and final inspection processes.
  • Experience managing programs involving SMT, through-hole, selective solder, AOI, AXI, flying probe, functional test, conformal coating, rework, and final source inspection.
  • Experience in a high-mix, low-volume PCBA manufacturing environment.
  • Project Management Professional certification or formal project management training is a plus.
  • Key Skills and Competencies
  • Strong customer communication and relationship management skills

Compensation

  • $75,000 - $95,000 USD

Company info

  • We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs in a high-reliability PCBA manufacturing environment.
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