Production System Program Manager

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for a Program Manager to join our team. You will be part of the Production System team and you will be supporting the Production System Integrated Product Team (IPT). The Production System IPT is in charge of developing and certifying Wisk’s Production System, integrating tasks and deliverables from the following functions: Production Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, Sustainability, and Certification. In addition, the individual is responsible for close integration of planning and development activities between product development and production systems functions.

Why we need you:

• At Wisk, Program Managers partner with IPT Leads to develop, certify and deliver products, and focus on ensuring the objectives of our business case are met. We need a Program Manager to own the tracking of the overall delivery of the program, scope management, as well as program financials. You will support the IPT Lead in developing a vision and roadmap for the Production System, and subsequently in planning and delivering technical solutions that support Wisk’s business goals. In addition, you will partner closely with production system functions to integrate and manage activities across the organization. You will coordinate and communicate with all required functions & partners within and outside of Wisk to ensure program success. You are knowledgeable in agile execution methods. 

What you will do:

• You will support the  development and execution of an overall IPT strategy to meet business case objectives past entry into service to become a profitable business.
• You will ensure technical trade study proposals are supported by cost and manufacturability/maintainability constraints.
• You will support  production profitability through alignment of labor, equipment, processes, materials, and budget.
• You will perform business case analysis to support any emerging or confirmed performance gaps which have cost and/or schedule impact.
• You will track Risks, Issues and Opportunities, develop mitigation plans, and assist with removing blockers and escalating issues.
• You will work with the Planning team to develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), aligning IPT staffing plan/profile with budgeted headcount, and ensure timely capture of progress.
• You will develop and maintain the detailed IPT budget breakdown, to include the annual operating budget (nonlabor), NRE (development costs to suppliers), and unit costs (including labor).
• You will be accountable for determining Sprint scope and for creating/prioritizing the backlog using Jira.
• You will be accountable for driving RTG (Return-to-Green) plans for metrics which break cost and schedule performance thresholds.
• You will support reporting and communicating the health and status of your IPT. 
• You will support managing changes to the baseline through the Change Control Board (CCB) to ensure cost and schedule impacts are recognized and approved, and you will coordinate with CCB change owners to ensure timely execution of change requests.
• You will assist as needed with  Request For Proposal (RFP) metrics/KPIs. 
• You will maintain regular contact with internal and external stakeholders (as needed), managing the design effort, conducting design reviews (as applicable), and coordinating exchange of information. You will track the timely delivery of contract milestones. 
• You will ensure that the security, maintenance, and services of work facilities are aligned with organization needs.
• You will capture lessons learned as you execute and and you will continuously be on the lookout for opportunities to improve our processes to support better predictability.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time

What you have done:

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific, technical, or business field
• Over 4 years of specific Program Management experience in Aerospace
• Well-rounded program management skills (cost and schedule management, EVM, risk and issue management, program performance metrics and reporting, etc…)
• Exposure to production certification (e.g. FAA Part 21).
• Experience with multiple phases of the development life-cycle including planning, conceptual design, requirements definition, preliminary design, prototyping, test and evaluation, detailed design, integration, formal verification, entry into service, etc.