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Program Manager, Production Technology

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$129k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Own large parts of end-to-end production KPI tracking, enhance transparency, generate actional reports, and support strategic/tactical decision making for defense hardware manufacturing.

Role type

Senior Program Manager, Production Technology

Builds

End-to-end production processes and enterprise system solutions for defense hardware (static equipment, ground vehicles, flight vehicles)

Domain

Defense / Manufacturing Operations

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Manufacturing process knowledge, ERP/MRP/PLM systems, data analysis, process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, documentation, strategic planning

Preferred skills

MES systems, JIRA/Confluence/SharePoint/Airtable, technical production environment experience

Technologies

ERP, MRP, PLM, MES, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Airtable

Responsibilities

Develop technical understanding of manufacturing enterprise systems; formulate feature and system roadmaps; analyze best practices and standardize end-to-end processes; document and standardize business procedures; serve as liaison between Production Technology and Corporate Technology; support program managers in technical forums; translate technical problems to business solutions; execute data-driven analyses to identify trends and improve processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC