Program Manager

FMS Aerospace is currently seeking an experienced full-time, permanent Program Manager for our Huntsville office location.  The successful candidate will be responsible for providing overall direction.  This position requires someone interested in integrated design teams where design, stress, and manufacturing work together to provide rapid solutions to unique design challenges.  Another essential function for the successful candidate will be supporting junior engineers to develop their skills.

Responsibilities

Provide the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

• Lead the planning and implementation of a project
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Communicate with customer the status of the project
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Develop full scale project plans and schedules
• Assemble and coordinate project staff
• Manage all aspects of the project budget
• Manage project resource allocation
• Plan and schedule project timelines
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Provide direction and support to the project team
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Present reports defining project progress, problems, and solutions
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
• Perform project evaluations and assessment of results

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Systems Integration, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 5-10 years work experience
• Ability to effectively manage time over several programs
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work proficiently with remotely located employees
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Must be U.S. citizen
• Must currently possess or be able to receive Department of Defense Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in aviation airframe modifications is strongly preferred
• Unanet experience is strongly preferred
• DoD or Military experience is preferred
• Experienced with Microsoft Projects is a plus
• PMP certification is a plus

Benefits and Perks: 

• Industry-competitive compensation package
• Company performance-based bonus plan
• Equity stock-based compensation package
• Employer-funded comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and dependents
• 401k with company match
• PTO & holiday pay
• Employer-funded life and disability insurance coverages

Company Profile

Founded in 2013, FMS is a growing, flexible, customer-driven aircraft structural engineering and flight test company with manufacturing capability.  We have many opportunities with a variety of types of projects with both foreign and domestic governments and commercial customers across many types of aircraft.  Our parent company, Bridger Aerospace is an aerial firefighting and critical infrastructure support company based in Belgrade, Montana. It was founded in 2014 to support front-line firefighters with world-leading technology and aerial fire suppression systems. Bridger Aerospace has grown from operating a single plane to commanding a significant Air Attack fleet, Special Missions Sensor Equipped Aircraft, and the largest privately operated Super Scooper fleet in the world. 

This position is subject to pre-employment background check.

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings and its family of companies does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal or state law in matters of employment, promotion, services or activities it operates.