Overview: We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager to oversee and drive the successful execution of engineering projects. This role involves detailed project planning, cross-functional team leadership, vendor coordination, and ensuring that all project deliverables meet quality standards and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans based on supplier manufacturing plans, internal manufacturing plans, logistics processing time, and quality control and testing.

• Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel and lead cross-functional teams through all phases of project lifecycles.

• Coordinate with vendors to ensure that products are delivered on time, in the correct quantities, and meet all contract quality standards.

• Develop a strong partnership and interaction within the engineering and project team to manage Technical Data Packages and other engineering processes.

• Ensure customer requirements are met and manage stakeholder expectations through effective communication.

• Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.

• Create program and project status presentations for delivery to stakeholders, leadership, and project personnel.

• Implement and manage detailed project schedules and risk and opportunity registers.

• Monitor the performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.

• Prepare professional and user-friendly project-related communications for distribution to employees, customers, leadership, and suppliers.

• Provide technical and proposal support to the Sales and Production Departments.

• Plan and formulate engineering projects and organize project staff according to project requirements.

• Assign project personnel to specific phases or aspects of the project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing.

• Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and related specifications.

• Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

• Direct integration of technical activities and products.

• Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.

• Manage technical and program scope.

• Control budget and expenditures within the limitations of the approved budget.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent education and experience.

• 5+ years of experience in an aerospace engineering and manufacturing environment, with 2+ years in project engineering/management.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Adobe Acrobat.

• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities.

• Proven track record of successful project delivery from start to finish.

• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems – Preferably Oracle.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, problem-solving abilities, and leadership talent necessary to drive positive outcomes of design/manufacturing projects.

• Foundational understanding of finance/project finance to make informed decisions that affect the financial health of a project.

• Skilled at customer relations, managing expectations, and building relationships/partnerships.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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