Program Manager – PCBA Assembly / Aerospace Programs

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer programs in a high-reliability PCBA manufacturing environment. This role will manage complex electronics manufacturing projects with a strong focus on IPC Class 3 workmanship, aerospace compliance, customer communication, schedule execution, quality performance, and cross-functional coordination . The Program Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer programs and will be responsible for driving projects from NPI through production, shipment, and sustaining support.

This position requires strong organizational skills, technical manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to manage customer expectations while coordinating closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Coating, and Inspection teams. 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. Serve as the primary customer-facing contact for program status, schedule updates, risks, escalations, quality issues, and delivery commitments. Lead cross-functional coordination between Production, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Planning, Test, Conformal Coating, Inspection, and Shipping teams.

Requirements

are clearly communicated and executed.

, including documentation control, traceability, configuration management, customer flow-down

, and quality records. Track and manage program schedules, build milestones, material readiness, ECOs, customer approvals, production status, and shipment commitments.

. Coordinate NPI builds, pilot builds, production ramps, and repeat production orders while ensuring

are properly transferred into manufacturing.

for completeness and execution risk. Partner with Quality and Engineering teams to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance resolution, MRB activity, and customer quality reporting.

, 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. Drive internal accountability for customer commitments while maintaining realistic schedules and clear escalation paths.

Work closely with Planning and Materials teams to ensure production plans align with customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity. Support quoting activity, change order review, scope clarification, and customer-driven schedule or requirement changes. Lead regular customer and internal program meetings with clear updates on schedule, risks, recovery plans, quality performance, and delivery status.

, workmanship expectations, inspection

Required Qualifications

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.