Engineering Program Manager

Program Engineering Manager

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine's speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.

Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Loveland, Ohio or Englewood, Colorado facility.

Role Overview

Beehive Industries is looking for you to join our Product Engineering team as the Program Engineering Manager. This position will report to the VP of Engineering and is a full-time onsite position. In this role, you will lead the overall program management efforts within engineering, assist with the development of new technologies, work with finance to set and manage budgets, forecast future department costs and investments required, support bids and proposals for future programs, and drive execution with existing contracts.

What You'll Do...

• Lead program management efforts within engineering to execute existing contracts, including how to develop new technology and proactively manage risk
• Lead the creation of standards and processes within engineering for program management. Create and own the metrics to measure success for key deliverables, including leading and lagging indicators for each of the technical or program KPIs
• Organize technical responses to RFIs, RFPs, and contracts for future engine programs and science and technology programs as a partner with the Systems Engineering teams and Business Development teams
• Collaborate with the Product Management team on product and engine architecture strategies, including future technology investments
• Support assessing the impact to program related requirements such as product cost, schedule, performance, and budget when providing technical guidance or making decisions
• Own the engineering budget, including funded efforts and creating proposals for future investments.
• Review and approve engineering documents and programmatic or technical information. Assure proper documentation of all information
• Communicate important business and technical information to both internal and external stakeholders in a clear, organized, and concise manner
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing to resolve technical and quality challenges
• Experience managing programs and leading people in dynamic environments while solving complex technical problems with new technology. Role will initially be an individual contributor but may grow into a people leadership role

You Have...

If this sounds like you, please submit an application with your resume. This could be the opportunity you are looking for to expand your skills, contribute to a winning team, and work with talented people who love what they do and take pride in our mission.

Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life, and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match. Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible and will also receive equity in the company.

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this position is $190,000-$220,000 base salary. Please note that wage information is a general guideline only, and we will consider factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, and market conditions when extending an offer.

Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.