SOGECLAIR

Engineering and production supplier for aerospace.

Senior Aerospace Development Program Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWichita, KS, USANo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of aerospace and/or defense experience, ideally supporting aircraft development programs.
A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
Technical depth sufficient to credibly lead and challenge engineering organizations.
Aircraft development and certification experience, particularly under 14 CFR Part 25.
Experience working in or alongside an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) environment.
Program leadership spanning schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery.
Experience taking aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery.
Strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence teams without formal authority.
Customer-facing experience, particularly with executive, government, military, or high-value aircraft customers.
Budgeting, forecasting, and financial governance experience.
Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Responsibilities

Lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders.
Integrate the entire aircraft development effort and drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery.

Desired Qualifications

Defense, special-mission, business-jet, or complex Part 25 aircraft experience is highly desirable.
Earned Value Management (EVM) experience is preferred.

Senior Aerospace Development Program Manager

SOGECLAIR · Wichita, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-08-27

Workplace: hybrid

Description

This role is best positioned as a Senior/Lead Aerospace Development Program Manager opportunity with a strong engineering and certification component. The successful candidate must be able to lead a complex aircraft development program across engineering, certification, suppliers, finance, customers, and executive stakeholders.

The key differentiator is that this is not a traditional project manager position focused primarily on schedules. Bombardier needs a technically credible program leader who can integrate the entire aircraft development effort and drive the program from technical definition through certification and customer delivery.

Requirements

10+ years of aerospace and/or defense experience, ideally supporting aircraft development programs.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
Technical depth sufficient to credibly lead and challenge engineering organizations.
Aircraft development and certification experience, particularly 14 CFR Part 25.
Experience working in or alongside an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) environment.
Program leadership spanning schedule, cost, risk, technical performance, suppliers, certification, and delivery.
Experience taking aircraft modifications, new products, or development programs from definition/design through certification and delivery.
Strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence teams without formal authority.
Customer-facing experience, particularly with executive, government, military, or high-value aircraft customers.
Budgeting, forecasting, financial governance, and preferably Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems.
Defense, special-mission, business-jet, or complex Part 25 aircraft experience is highly desirable.

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About the Company

SOGECLAIR

Engineering and production supplier for aerospace.

SOGECLAIR provides high added-value engineering and production services to improve safety and efficiency in mobility. Its offerings span a full product lifecycle: from design and simulation through to production, service, and end-of-life support, across sectors such as aeronautics, space, automotive, rail, and defense. The company differentiates itself by delivering end-to-end support and a proximity, global service network that combines high-quality engineering with practical production expertise. Projects move from concept to in-service operation with ongoing lifecycle support, enabling customers to bring complex systems to market efficiently. The overarching goal is to help customers achieve safer, more efficient mobility worldwide by offering integrated design-to-service solutions with close, local collaboration.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Blagnac, France
Founded: 1986

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