Manufacturing Project Coordinator (Simi Valley (CSLS1285), CA) | 08/31/26

Job Description Job Description & Skill Requirement:

Key Responsibilities Customer Interface & Program Coordination

• Serve as the primary onsite point of contact between the customer and offsite engineering teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, and program management stakeholders.
• Translate customer priorities, production challenges, and technical requirements into clear actions for remote teams.
• Facilitate regular customer meetings, project reviews, and status updates.
• Manage project communication, issue escalation, and resolution activities. Engineering Coordination
• Coordinate activities between onsite customer personnel and offsite design, manufacturing, and quality engineers.
• Review engineering requests, prioritize work, and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
• Monitor engineering progress, milestones, risks, and action item closure.
• Support engineering change implementation and ensure alignment across all stakeholders.
• Drive accountability for project schedules and technical deliverables. Manufacturing Support
• Provide onsite manufacturing support and technical coordination for mechanical and electrical aerospace products.
• Work closely with production teams to identify manufacturing issues and coordinate resolution efforts.
• Support root cause and corrective action activities related to quality or production concerns.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness, process improvements, and production issue investigations.
• Assist with first article inspections, process validation activities, and production transitions when required. Project Management & Reporting
• Track project schedules, deliverables, budgets, risks, and performance metrics.
• Prepare executive-level status reports and customer-facing presentations.
• Maintain action item logs, issue trackers, risk registers, and project documentation.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and potential customer impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve communication, execution, and customer satisfaction. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Business, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, engineering project coordination, or technical program management.
• Due to the nature of the work and contracts, US Citizenship is required
• Experience working in an aerospace production or engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical aerospace components and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Experience working directly with customers in a highly visible onsite role.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, project tracking systems, and engineering change processes.
• Ability to work independently and make informed decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Preferred Qualifications
• Aerospace industry experience supporting OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or aerospace manufacturing facilities.
• Knowledge of GD&T, blueprint interpretation, manufacturing process control, and quality systems.
• Experience supporting NPI (New Product Introduction), production support, or sustaining engineering activities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalent.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent certifications.
• Experience coordinating both mechanical and electrical engineering teams.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Business, or a related technical discipline.

Manufacturing Project Coordinator1 United States