Senior Program Manager - Aviation programs
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BSc, BEng, or equivalent in an engineering or applied science discipline
- Minimum 15 years of experience in program/project management, preferably in a safety-critical/mission-critical regulated software or systems engineering environment
- Proven past performance leading multi-disciplinary software engineering teams
- Strong understanding of financial tracking and reporting
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Result orientated and exhibits excellent critical thinking
- Works well in a dynamic environment where some of the parameters are unknown and some change regularly
- Strong knowledge of system and/or software engineering standards, methodologies, and lifecycle practices
- Flexibility: does what needs to be done, makes sure nothing slips through the cracks
- Strong understanding of Aviation domain, workflows and data requirements
- Experience in product-based, design-to-cost environments considered an asset
Full description
ABOUT 49NORTH
49North is a Canadian defence company delivering secure, multi-domain C4ISR capabilities that provide decision advantage in complex and contested environments. A wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA Space, building on more than five decades of trusted Canadian defence delivery, 49North operates as a sovereign Canadian provider of mission-critical C4ISR systems, bringing disciplined prime-contractor execution to defence and security programs.
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49North is rooted in the execution of large, complex, and mission-critical programs developed within 49NORTH. This legacy reflects a record of delivery where engineering rigour, operational reliability, and national trust are non-negotiable.
49North Defence strengthens Canada’s sovereign defence capability by delivering integrated mission systems and multi-domain C4ISR integration, enabling trusted Canadian and coalition operations, assured interoperability, and sustained readiness.
Program/Project Description:
The Aviation Program is comprised of two main projects Global Procedure Designed (GPD) and Automated Charting and Encoding (ACE).
GPD was originally developed in the early 2000’s for the USAF. GPD is an easy-to-use Windows based decision support application that enables procedure design specialists to rapidly create an instrument procedure anywhere in the world. The application integrates a GIS module for procedure design visualization and drag-and-drop operations fine-tuning to avoid terrain and obstacles. GPD supports many standard input and output data formats (e.g., AIXM, ARINC, DAFIF and DVOF).
In 2022 GPD was enhanced for NAV CANADA with many features including TP308 criteria and support standard terminal arrival route and enroute procedures.
GPD is currently in use by more than 350 design specialists, building and evaluating procedures for locations all over the world.
ACE is a next generation aeronautical chart management solution that provides fully automated chart production directly from aeronautical data sources. Automatically transforming digital flight procedures into interactive, publication-quality aeronautical charts. Transforming operations through a dramatic reduction in the time and cost required to generate aeronautical charts and ARINC encodings.
The speed, simplicity and power of ACE were drivers in the National Geospatial Agency’s decision to implement ACE as the standard for automated aeronautical chart generation.
Strategic Impact:
- Overall authority and responsibility for the Program
- Strategic alignment of projects to business objectives and customer contracts
- Stakeholder alignment & satisfaction across internal and external partners