Program Manager- Customer Production​/Manufacturing

Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.

The Program Manager - Customer Production/Manufacturing will drive cross-functional execution of complex manufacturing programs from concept through delivery. In this role, you will own program schedules, risk management, and cost performance; lead daily coordination across manufacturing engineering, production, quality, sourcing, and customers; and deliver measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. This role is highly visible and requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, regulated aerospace environment.

GE Aerospace understands your need for high quality, reliable electrical systems. Located in Bohemia, NY we are a proven Center of Excellence with design and production expertise committed to developing, manufacturing, and supporting electronic products to fulfill the requirements crucial to the success of your program.

Role & Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Lead end-to-end manufacturing program execution, aligning scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk plans to business goals.
• Schedule & Delivery Management: manage all customer communication to ensure on-time delivery to internal and external customers.
• Cost & Resource Management: Own program budgets, forecasts; partner with operations and finance to deliver to customer and business needs.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify risks, maintain risk registers and mitigation plans, drive root cause analysis (5-Why, Fishbone) and corrective actions to closure.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Orchestrate collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain/Sourcing, EHS, Materials, and Design Engineering to resolve constraints and stabilize production flow.
• Change Control & Configuration: Manage engineering changes, process changes, and configuration control to ensure impact analysis, approvals, and disciplined implementation.
• Production Readiness: Lead NPI/industrialization and rate-readiness gates, PFMEA, control plans, process capability, tooling readiness, First Article Inspection (FAI), and PPAP as applicable.
• Standard Work & Continuous Improvement: Implement standard work, visual management, tiered daily management, and Kaizen to improve SQDC performance; track KPIs and drive sustainment.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with customer, FAA, AS9100/AS9145, EHS, and export control requirements; maintain accurate program documentation and audit readiness.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide concise program updates to leadership and customers, including health metrics, risks, recovery plans, and executive-ready readouts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing, program/project management, or operations

Additional Information

• This position requires U.S. citizenship status.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite Monday
  - Friday at the Bohemia, NY facility with frequent presence on the shop floor.
• May require 10% travel to suppliers, customers, or other GE Aerospace sites, which will be based on business needs.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, program/project management, or operations within aerospace or a similarly regulated, complex industry
• Demonstrated experience managing schedules, budgets, and cross-functional execution in a production environment
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and industrialization (e.g., routings, work instructions, SPC, FAI, CAPA)
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or Business (MBA)
• Manufacturing program management experience; site or value-stream leadership exposure a plus
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification
• Experience…