Program Manager MALE RPAS Program/Gestionnaire de Programme Programme MALE RPAS

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Program Manager MALE RPAS Program

Volatus Aerospace is establishing Canadas first sovereign MALE (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) RPAS capability through the development and production of three newly acquired aircraft platforms. We are building a world-class RPAS Innovation & Manufacturing Hub in Mirabel to support the Canadian Armed Forces, NATO allies, and global dual-use markets.

We are seeking a highly organized and experienced bilingual Program Manager to lead the planning, coordination, scheduling, and execution across engineering, manufacturing, flight test, certification, supply chain, training, and customer engagement. This role is critical to the successful delivery of one of the most important aerospace programs in Canada.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Coordination & Execution

• Lead the establishment of early program structures, workflows, and reporting mechanisms for the MALE RPAS program.
• Lead day-to-day program coordination across engineering, manufacturing, certification, and operations teams.
• Maintain and manage the integrated program schedule (engineering, flight test, supply chain, factory build-out).
• Work within a small, cross-functional internal team to drive rapid execution and solve early-phase program challenges.
• Track milestones, critical paths, risks, and dependencies for all three aircraft programs.
• Support and coordinate remote collaboration with UK-based engineering personnel.

Engineering & Manufacturing Support

• Lead readiness activities for establishing early manufacturing capability, including prototype build planning, tooling strategy, supplier onboarding, and facility setup.
• Lead the development of foundational documentation, processes, and work instructions required for prototype builds.
• Drive early AS9100 readiness activities and coordinate inputs from engineering, operations, and quality.

Flight Test & Certification Integration

• Lead early planning of flight test and certification sequencing as processes, resources, and requirements evolve.
• Oversee flight test program execution, including scheduling, resources management, and reporting of results to internal stakeholders.
• Act as primary liaison with Transport Canada and DND/CAF teams, ensuring regulatory and military compliance throughout testing and certification.
• Ensure technical and regulatory processes follow proper sequencing, including engineering reviews, hazard analyses, and documentation submissions.

Funding & Reporting

• Support internal and external reporting requirements for federal/provincial funding programs (ISED, Investissement Qubec, DRDC, IRAP, etc.).
• Prepare progress summaries, program dashboards, and executive reports.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the central coordination and leadership point for the internal team, enabling rapid problem-solving and decision-making during program stand-up.
• Support customer-facing activities with CAF, NATO, and industry partners.
• Maintain bilingual communications and documentation where required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace, defence, UAV/RPAS, or advanced manufacturing project/program management.
• Bilingual in English and French (spoken and written) is a strong asset.
• Demonstrated success leading programs in early-stage or greenfield environments, establishing processes, structures, and teams.
• Strong knowledge of engineering workflows, prototype build processes, and/or aircraft development lifecycles.
• Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams (engineering, operations, supply chain, QA).
• Familiarity with AS9100, Transport Canada Part IX, military airworthiness, or NATO STANAG frameworks (asset).
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to thrive in dynamic environments with evolving requirements and priorities.
• PMP or equivalent certification is an asset but not required.

Why Join Volatus

• Help lead the creation of Canadas first sovereign MALE RPAS capability.
• Work with world-class engineers, test pilots, and aerospace leaders.
• Be part of a growing company shaping the future of Canadian defence and aerospace manufacturing.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for growth.

How to Apply

Apply today with your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience. Wed love to hear from you!

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Gestionnaire de Programme Programme MALE RPAS

Volatus Aerospace met en place la premire capacit canadienne souveraine de drones MALE (Moyenne Altitude Longue Endurance) grce au dveloppement et la production de trois plateformes rcemment acquises. Nous btissons un centre dinnovation et de fabrication RPAS de classe mondiale Mirabel pour soutenir les Forces armes canadiennes, les allis de lOTAN et les marchs internationaux.

Nous recherchons un gestionnaire de programme bilingue, expriment et hautement organis, capable de diriger la planification, la coordination, la planification des activits et lexcution des projets dans les domaines de lingnierie, de la fabrication, des essais en vol, de la certification, de la chane dapprovisionnement, de la formation et de lengagement client. Ce rle est essentiel pour assurer la russite de lun des programmes arospatiaux les plus importants au Canada.

Responsabilits principales

Coordination du programme

• Diriger la coordination quotidienne entre les quipes dingnierie, de fabrication, dessais en vol et de certification.
• Maintenir et grer lchancier intgr du programme.
• Suivre les jalons, les risques, les dpendances et les chemins critiques.
• Assurer la coordination avec les ingnieurs situs au Royaume-Uni.

Soutien lingnierie et la fabrication

• Diriger les activits de prparation pour ltablissement de la capacit de fabrication initiale, y compris la planification de la construction de prototypes, la stratgie doutillage, lintgration des fournisseurs et lamnagement des installations.
• Diriger llaboration de la documentation de base, des processus et des instructions de travail ncessaires la construction des prototypes.
• Conduire les activits initiales de prparation la certification AS9100 et coordonner les contributions de lingnierie, des oprations et de la qualit.

Essais en vol et certification

• Diriger la planification initiale des essais en vol et de la squence de certification au fur et mesure que les processus, les ressources et les exigences voluent.
• Superviser lexcution du programme dessais en vol, y compris la planification, la gestion des ressources et le suivi des rsultats auprs des parties prenantes internes.
• Agir comme principal point de contact avec Transports Canada et les quipes de la Dfense nationale/CAF, en assurant la conformit rglementaire et militaire tout au long des essais et de la certification.
• Veiller ce que les processus techniques et rglementaires respectent la squence approprie, incluant les revues dingnierie, les analyses de risques et la soumission de la documentation.

Financement et rapports

• Aider la prparation des rapports requis pour les programmes de financement (ISDE, Investissement Qubec, RDDC, PARI, etc.).
• Prparer des rapports davancement, tableaux de bord et rsums excutifs.

Communication & gestion des parties prenantes

• Servir de point central de coordination et de leadership pour lquipe interne, permettant une rsolution rapide des problmes et une prise de dcision efficace lors du lancement du programme.
• Soutenir les activits avec les clients militaires et les partenaires industriels.
• Maintenir des communications et documents bilingues de haute qualit.

Qualifications

• 5+ annes dexprience en gestion de programme/projet dans larospatiale, la dfense, le RPAS/UAS ou la fabrication avance.
• Bilinguisme franais/anglais (oral et crit) constitue un atout important.
• Succs dmontr dans la gestion de programmes en environnements en phase initiale ou de type greenfield , avec la mise en place de processus, de structures et dquipes.
• Bonne connaissance des processus dingnierie et de dveloppement de prototypes aronautiques.
• Exprience avre dans la coordination dquipes multidisciplinaires (ingnierie, oprations, chane dapprovisionnement, assurance qualit).
• Connaissance de lAS9100, Part IX, ou cadres de navigabilit militaire/OTAN (atout).
• Excellentes comptences en communication, organisation et rsolution de problmes.
• Capacit voluer et russir dans des environnements dynamiques o les exigences et les priorits changent constamment.
• Certification PMP (atout, non obligatoire).

Pourquoi se joindre Volatus

• Contribuer la cration de la premire capacit MALE RPAS au Canada.
• Travailler avec des experts de larospatiale et de la dfense.
• Opportunits de croissance professionnelle dans une entreprise en pleine expansion.
• Rmunration et avantages concurrentiels.

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