Senior Aerospace Engineering Parachute​/Military Textiles Program Manager

We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Aerospace Soft Goods / Parachutes / Tactical Gear Production Engineering Program Manager to lead the development, production, and continuous improvement of advanced aerospace soft goods and tactical gear products. In this pivotal role, you will oversee complex engineering projects, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and drive program success through innovative process management, rigorous quality standards, and strategic planning.

Your leadership will ensure that our products meet stringent safety, performance, and reliability requirements while optimizing cost and schedule objectives. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence cutting‑edge aerospace and tactical gear manufacturing processes in a fast‑paced, technology‑driven environment. The candidate will be working closely with team leaders, supply chain project manager, production managers, prototypers, engineers, and technicians to determine resource allocation, production bottlenecks, and project priorities.

Also, this discipline will provide manufacturing schedules and visibility across the team and various sites to meet customer deliveries. The candidate will also work with the supply chain project manager regarding ordering and managing consumables and raw stock inventory as well as optimizing flow with vendors, leading to a smooth manufacturing process. The candidate must connect with the team, be dynamic, and exhibit leadership for continuous improvement and mentorship of peers and junior associates in the project life cycle and ERP system's disciplined execution.

• Program Execution:
  Work with team to lead softgoods and parachute development projects and production from initial concept through prototyping, qualification, and high‑rate production.
• Production Oversight:
  Work with team to manage manufacturing workflows, scale assembly lines, and establish build processes for textile and complex softgoods structural systems.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership:
  Align teams across design, manufacturing, quality assurance, and supply chain to resolve engineering challenges and keep projects on schedule.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM):
  Work closely with production engineers to optimize softgoods designs based on manufacturing capabilities, material availability, and cost.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify critical‑path production issues, track program budgets, and implement technical mitigations.
• Quality & Compliance:
  Partner with QA to uphold strict aerospace quality standards, traceability, and repeatable build processes.
• Apply knowledge of mechanical engineering and scientific principles to develop, design, analyze, test, and validate solutions for complex softgoods (textile) structural systems and parts.
• Create build‑to‑print soft goods products based on set of given prints and derived requirements.
• Modify designs based upon manufacturing capabilities, cost and schedule.
• Hold internal design reviews and presentations among upper management and peers.
• Prepare manufacturing drawings to ANSI Y14.5M standards using GD&T for manufacturability and repeatability.
• Must possess complete understanding of textile material properties and their application in aerospace environments.
• Manage project schedules with production & supply chain teams utilizing ERP system.
• Create bills of materials, workshop instructions, and work travelers for supply chain and production team.
• Work with team to create production processes and select required equipment for production.
• Design tooling required for production.
• Mentor staff and lead team productivity.

• ACCOUNTABILITY – Accountable for measurable, high quality, timely, and cost‑effective results.
• INITIATIVE – Takes prompt action to accomplish tasks and meet goals and objectives.
• PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION MAKING – Identifies and analyzes problems weighing the relevance and accuracy of available information. Generates and evaluates alternative solutions and makes effective and timely decisions.
• QUANTITY/QUALITY of WORK – Pays close attention to detail. Strives to achieve accuracy and consistency in all tasks.
• SERVICE ORIENTATION – Applies…