Onsite Lead Program Management & Digital Engineering

San Diego, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 08-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Onsite Lead (Program Management & Digital Engineering)

Location: San Diego CA

Experience: 12 15 Years

Must Have : Strong background working with Aerospace clients (MRO engineering workflows or operations).

1. Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Onsite Lead / Program Management & Digital Engineering Specialist to be based at our clients location San Diego CA / Hybrid. The role requires strong client-facing experience end-to-end coordination with customer stakeholders and the ability to translate business requirements into actionable tasks for offshore engineering and development teams.

The candidate will support a strategic Aerospace MRO program focused on building an advanced MRO Work Order Scheduling solution using Generative AI Operations Research algorithms and modern cloud & data engineering technologies. The role requires strong understanding of project/program management cross-functional collaboration and engineering domain awareness.

2. Key Responsibilities

Client & Stakeholder Management

Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for all client interactions.
Engage with business engineering and IT stakeholders to understand goals timelines dependencies and constraints.
Manage expectations clarify open points and ensure consistent communication across teams.

Program & Project Management

Drive project planning tracking and reporting in alignment with PMI knowledge areas (Scope Time Cost Quality Risk Communication and Stakeholder Management).
Coordinate with offshore teams for timely delivery issue resolution and status reporting.
Facilitate requirement workshops sprint planning risk assessments and milestone reviews.
Ensure alignment with the clients governance processes compliance requirements and quality standards.

Technical Coordination

Understand and translate client requirements related to:
- MRO processes and work order management
- Generative AI-based scheduling solutions
- Operations Research algorithms such as Critical Path Method (CPM) Critical Chain Method (CCM) heuristic scheduling and optimization approaches
Collaborate with technical teams in Data Science Data Engineering Cloud Engineering and Software Engineering.
Review functional and technical deliverables to ensure business alignment.

Requirements Management

Capture document and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
Convert high-level problem statements into well-structured requirements and user stories.
Proactively identify gaps dependencies constraints and integration points.

Delivery Oversight

Monitor progress across all workstreams and ensure smooth interaction between onsite and offshore teams.
Track deliverables quality KPIs and timelines and escalate risks or issues appropriately.
Support UAT planning execution and feedback integration.

3. Mandatory Skills & Qualifications

Experience

12 15 years of total professional experience in Project/Program Management Digital Engineering or IT Services.
At least 5 years in client-facing onsite roles preferably in the USA.
Strong background working with Aerospace clients (MRO engineering workflows or operations).

Technical Knowledge

Working knowledge of:
- Data Science concepts (predictive models optimization ML workflows)
- Data Engineering (ETL pipelines data models SQL cloud data platforms)
- Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP fundamentals)
- Software Engineering basics

AI & Optimization Awareness

Exposure to:
- Generative AI solutions
- Operations Research methods (CPM CCM heuristics optimization models)
- Scheduling or planning systems

Project/Program Management

Strong understanding of PMI frameworks artifacts and governance.
Experience in managing multi-location delivery teams.
Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills.

4. Nice-to-Have Skills

PMI certifications: PMP / PgMP / PMI-ACP
Understanding of aviation standards or MRO-specific workflows
Exposure to MCP (Model Context Protocol) AI agent-based systems or analytics platforms
Experience working in engineering service environments similar to Cyient Tata Elxsi LTTS Infosys Engineering etc.
Familiarity with scheduling tools and enterprise workflow systems
Ability to build BRDs FRDs and solution documentation

5. Behavioral Competencies

Strong executive presence and ability to engage senior stakeholders.
Proactive self-driven and capable of working with minimal supervision.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
High accountability with a collaborative approach across teams.

6. Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or related field (Masters preferred).
Certifications in project management or cloud technologies are an advantage.

Job Description Onsite Lead (Program Management & Digital Engineering) Location: San Diego CA Experience: 12 15 Years Must Have : Strong background working with Aerospace clients (MRO engineering workflows or operations). 1. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Onsite Lea...