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Program Manager I

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

Reference number

2025-166696

Job details

Domain

Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile

Programs - Program manager level 1

Job title

Program Manager I

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions. We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success. For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion. There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world.

1. Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities)

Objective:

Under moderate supervision, the Program Manager I is the primary point of contact for external customers and is responsible for the execution of small, less complex programs or an assigned subset of a larger and/or more complex programs from sales transition handover through delivery of the final aircraft and closure of any open items.

The Program Manager I is responsible for contribution margin of the production phase. Must keep the program in scope or to properly negotiate time and budget when the scope increases or to refuse the scope increase if it is not practical.

2. Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)

A) Manages medium to more complex programs. Lead the multidisciplinary team (IPT) in charge of the project. Fully understand the project management methodology (management of costs, deadlines, quality, etc.) and implement it as part of a program activity.

B) Responsible for implementing a product matching 100% to the one used for the cost base in the bid and to make him/her self-knowledgeable of all elements of the bid including the cost base.

C) Has knowledge of the contract and basic contract rules. Administers the contract in progress. Organizes contract reviews, identifies and documents differences. Knows to involve the legal department when necessary. Ensures contract amendments are signed.

D) Clarifies RFQ scope of work expected by the customer with sales team and/or customer. Coordinates with estimator on pricing package assumptions.

E) Coordinates with engineering for drawing and technical proposal support.

F) Follows up proposal submission with customer and/or salesperson.

G) Kicks off new programs, establish expectations, and identify pacing items.

H) Manages the project scope, budget, timeline and risks.

I) Leads program status meetings and work bottlenecks.

J) Has a positive and constructive attitude, open to dialogue. Knows how to identify and prioritize customer needs on a project. Understands the customer (organization, who decides what), its expectations and the scope of the contract. Ensures regular communication is maintained between the Safran teams and customer teams.

K) Sets expectations and facilitates clear and open lines of communication including all open actions both internally and externally.

Candidate skills & requirements

U) Tracks, manages and reports non-recurring expenses to operate within budget limits.

V) Tracks, manages and reports recurring costs at standard to operate within the quotation parameters and achieve the bid contribution margins.

W) Working with the Program Team, draws up budgetary requirements for subsequent approval and, where applicable after negotiation, ensures that they flow down to the various Program Team functions including Non-recurring and recurring costs.

X) Implements actions to reduce risk and applies safety procedures in his/her area of responsibility.

3. Qualification Requirements

A. Education & Qualification-

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related business management or related engineering discipline or 6 years related experience in lieu of Bachelor's level degree to meet the education requirement. OR Requires an Associate's degree in a related business management or related engineering discipline and 3 years related experience in lieu of Bachelor's level degree to meet the education requirement.

B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge-

• In addition to meeting the education requirement, requires an additional 3 years' experience in project or program environment.

C. Professional Skills-

• • (Ability to use the knowledge and/or the experience in the job) i.e.:

• Must have the skills and experience to effectively inter-act with the customer.

• In-depth knowledge of program management and relationships between line functions.

• Must have excellent negotiating skills and be very comfortable in adversarial business environments.

• Must be able to quickly comprehend technical customer management and engineering.

• Understand customer technical, schedule and programmatic requirements, as well as the technology and product development necessary to carry out the program to meet customer expectations.

• Must be fully accountable and properly present to manage a good estimate in order to compete for the completion of the NRC phase of the program. In particular, after the expense on the program has reached 25% to 35% of the initial quote, sufficient knowledge of the program must have been gained for the program manager to be able to display the ultimate estimate at completion with an error margin of no more than plus or minus 15%.

• Must have a very good working knowledge of the standard suite of office software products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, et al.)

Safran Seats USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Annual salary

Based on market data.

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Texas

City (-ies)

Gainesville

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Associate Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 3 years

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

Yes