UAS Engineering Project Manager

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Job Description:

Lead the

Future of Autonomous Aviation:

Engineering Project Manager (VTOL UAS) Are you an experienced aerospace engineer who thrives at the intersection of technical innovation and flawless execution? We are seeking a high-caliber Engineering Project Manager to spearhead the development, manufacturing, and sustainment of cutting-edge Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (VTOL UAS). Reporting directly to the Chief Engineer, you will serve as the strategic engine driving multiple cross-functional teams, steering complex hardware products from initial proposal through successful production launch. If you possess a rare blend of deep technical engineering roots and master-level schedule and risk management expertise, this 100% onsite role offers the opportunity to directly influence company revenue and shape the next generation of unmanned flight. Meet the

Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most sophisticated small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Your Working Environment:

Nestled in the heart of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you'll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Northwest has to offer! How We Care for

You:

Financial Rewards:

Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")

Work/Life Balance:

Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

Health & Welfare:

Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

Your Challenges:

Engineering Project Management:

90% Creates and maintains the master engineering project schedule and risks and issues register, comprising projects of all sizes and complexity, all phases from proposal and planning, through execution to completion. Drives project team's weekly goals setting and achievements, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of status with frequent efficient small meetings and minimized large group meeting time. Ensures all necessary engineering deliverables and coordination are accounted for in the project activity, including approvals, BOM, drawing release, work-instruction development, configuration control, hardware lead-times, inspections, manufacturing trials, manufacturing tool-kits, parts kits, verification testing and reporting. Identifies and tracks risks and issues, determines dependencies, prioritizes, acquires disposition, ownership assignment, and activity to mitigate and resolve. Forecasts, identifies, and removes obstacles from project teams' path, such that project team may maintain focus on core deliverables, with minimal delay. Creates work breakdown structure (WBS) from team member input and completes with missing fundamental steps to achieve project deliverable. Analysis and identifies high-level milestones, dependencies, critical path, free slack, resource utilization, risk and issues, and cost. Creates weekly status briefs and materials for project reviews. Maintains list of backlog projects and efforts and ensures periodic review and disposition of priority.

Process Development:

5% Develops and continually improves the engineering project management function, its process and tools.

Technical Administration:

5% Coordinates and performs necessary hands-on technical work, engineering change process (EC) documentation, and administrative work otherwise unassigned to project team.

Your Boarding Pass:

Must possess a Bachelors of Science degree or greater in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent. Ten (10) + years' professional experience with a combination of the following: Five (5) + years' experience as a product development engineer, performing development engineering and leading hardware product through phases of the engineering development cycle, including design, drawing release, selection of supplier, sourcing and testing prototypes, resolving pre-production issues, and successful production launch. Fve (5) + years' Experience as project manager, managing multiple engineering projects, and project teams through all phases of the design and development cycle. Experienced in producing integrated project schedules and reports in MS Project, or like system, identifying dependencies, critical path, free slack, resource utilization, cost, and risk and issues. Basic technical knowledge of UAS, its subsystems, and technology.

Preferred Skills:

PDM/ERP Experience managing or supporting software development projects in compliance with DO-178 certification standards for airborne systems.

Travel Required:

Minimal travel-