Avionics Supply Chain Program Manager - Seattle or LA

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Position Overview

Job Title: Avionics Supply Chain Program Manager
Contract Duration: 3 months contract with possibility of extension
Work Locations: Greater LA, California  or Seattle, WA 

Job Description
In this role, you will resolve technical challenges, establish sustainable manufacturing processes, manage supplier technical risks, and support failure investigations and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA). The primary focus spans across avionics New Product Introduction (NPI), sustaining production, and avionics test support.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements & Artifacts: Collaborate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership to capture product concepts and requirements; drive the release of key manufacturing artifacts.
• Supplier & Contract Management: Draft Statements of Work (SoWs), specifications, and Supplier Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs). Partner with contract manufacturers to ensure execution and delivery of products, including End Item Data Packages (EIDPs).
• Supply Chain Execution: Generate accurate hardware demand signals, conduct regular supplier status meetings, and provide Design for Excellence (DFX) feedback.
• Testing Coordination: Plan and execute functional, acceptance, and qualification testing in coordination with internal test teams and third-party test houses.
• Scope & Component Ownership: Manage scope changes and deviations, serve as the primary technical point of contact for suppliers, and oversee hardware management for instrumentation sensors, batteries, and avionics boxes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Avionics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field, combined with program/project management experience.
• Experience: 5–10 years of hands-on experience in complex electronics development (including PCBs and enclosures), manufacturing processes, NPI program management, and hardware testing.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in analyzing Excel datasets and managing project budgets.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining MS Project logic-linked schedules.
• Work Authorization: Must be a U.S. citizen

Equal employment opportunity: All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made or any other status protected by law.  Assistance will be gladly provided upon request for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory disabilities.

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