UAS Engineering Project Manager

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.

Responsibilities

Creates and maintains the master engineering project schedule and risks and issues register; Drives project team’s weekly goals setting and achievements; Ensures all necessary engineering deliverables and coordination are accounted for in the project activity; 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; Creates work breakdown structure (WBS) from team member input; Analyzes 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; Develops and continually improves the engineering project management function, its process and tools; Coordinates and performs necessary hands-on technical work, engineering change process (EC) documentation, and administrative work

Requirements

Bachelor 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: 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; Five (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; Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license); 100% onsite - Bingen, WA; Ability to meet physical requirements including carrying and lifting up to 30lbs/14kgs daily and wearing required PPE as needed

Nice to have

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

Benefits

Competitive base salary; Incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes; Retirement savings plan; Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); Paid time off including personal time and holidays; Generous paid parental leave program; Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages