Program Manager – Aerospace Software – Bavaria – 12 Months

📅 Start: nach Absprache | ⏳ Dauer: nach Absprache | 🕐 Auslastung: nach Absprache | 📍 Einsatzort: Bavaria, Germany

Tasks

• Lead end-to-end delivery of aerospace and avionics program from planning through execution and customer acceptance

• Manage software development program operating within DO-178C certification environments

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across software, systems engineering, hardware, electronics, certification, quality and manufacturing

• Develop and maintain program schedules, budgets, resource plans and delivery roadmaps

• Act as the primary customer-facing representative for program status, milestones and escalations

• Manage contractual commitments, commercial performance and program profitability

• Establish and maintain program risk registers and mitigation plans

• Monitor key delivery KPIs, program metrics and certification milestones

• Support audits, program reviews and certification activities with relevant authorities and customers

• Drive stakeholder communication across executive leadership, engineering teams and external partners

• Ensure compliance with aerospace development processes, safety requirements and quality standards

Requirements

• Essential

• Proven experience as a Program Manager, Project Manager or Delivery Manager within the aerospace industry

• Strong understanding of DO-178C software development and certification processes

• Experience managing safety-critical embedded software or avionics development program

• Background leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across software, systems and electronics

• Demonstrated experience managing program schedules, budgets, risks and customer relationships

• Understanding of aerospace systems lifecycle management and certification activities

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or similar technical discipline

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Fluent English language skills

• Ability to be onsite in South Bavaria 3-4 days per week

• Desirable