Description

The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple projects, meeting customer demands, achieving overall project timing, and meeting financial targets. This includes leading a project team from development through certification and act as the primary point of communication between the customer and the project team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work together with internal management teams and customer management teams to plan, develop, control and direct the projects. This includes overall project requirements.

• Ensure on time delivery of the product to the customer and to the customers’ satisfaction.

• Work across functions to meet key delivery dates, highest quality product, effectively manufactured with minimal waste in material and space.

• Coordinate ongoing analyses of projects and development activities to identify cost saving opportunities, quality improvements, and process improvements.

• Support company teams in pursuing new technologies and products.

• Provide technical direction and serve as the point of contact for the Department of Engineering and Production.

• Plan programs with multiple technical components, track budgets and timelines, and prepare/ present status reports for management.

• Conduct oneself in accordance with Company’s Core Values

• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience; advanced degree desirable.

• Extensive experience with FAA certification programs, preferably involving rotorcraft, specifically, 14 CFR Part 21, 29, 43.

• Ability to interface at the highest levels with customers, suppliers, regulatory agencies (FAA, etc.), and senior management of the company.

• Experience with Design FMEA, problem solving tools, ISO 9000 and/or Six Sigma Green Belt certification a plus.

• Knowledge of advanced concepts in specified disciplines.

• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and interpersonal with the ability to present ideas, concepts and proposals succinctly and effectively to a wide range of audiences at all levels, internal and external, technical or non-technical.

• Desirable to have Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Ability to prepare weekly, monthly, annual and end of project/program reports as required.

• Experience and/or training in project management; ability to handle multiple projects/programs simultaneously within stringent time constraints.

• Ability to learn, interpret and apply policies, procedures, and resolutions.

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office suite (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Innovative and results oriented.

• Discretion, independent judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with all team members, stakeholders and customers.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)