Junior Technical Project Manager (all genders)

ERC System GmbH; Ottobrunn; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EGYM Wellpass

Subsidized lunch

Flexible working hours

Remote work

Team events

Canteen snacks

Job summary

ERC System GmbH in Ottobrunn, near Munich, is seeking a Junior Technical Project Manager to support day-to-day engineering execution within D250 and/or U250 programmes. You will work with the Chief Engineer and IPT Leads to coordinate activities, challenge plans, identify risks and drive progress, while maintaining readiness for design reviews and testing.

The role requires a technical degree and initial project management experience, plus strong communication and English language skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or comparable field.
• Initial experience in engineering project management or coordination.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day engineering activities across IPTs with clear deliverables and responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering work-package schedules with IPT Leads and monitor milestones.
• Identify schedule deviations, dependencies and resource constraints; coordinate corrective actions and escalate when needed.
• Lead IPT progress meetings and ensure alignment between engineering teams on delivery matters.
• Coordinate planning and preparation for engineering design reviews, integration milestones and testing activities.
• Provide execution visibility with clear progress updates, risks and required decisions.

Skills

Strong communication

Proactive

Organizational skills

Independent work

Fluent English

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or comparable field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

At ERC System, we are developing next-generation eVTOL aircraft and building the programme structures required to turn ambitious aircraft concepts into executed development programmes. As a Junior Technical Project Manager, you will support and drive the day-to-day engineering execution of assigned activities within our D250 and/or U250 aircraft programmes. Working within the Programme Management function and reporting to the Programme Manager, you will collaborate closely with the Chief Engineer and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to coordinate engineering activities, challenge planning assumptions, identify risks and dependencies, and drive progress against agreed commitments. We are looking for someone who combines technical understanding with strong communication, initiative and ownership. You should be comfortable engaging with engineers, asking difficult questions and following through on issues.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Coordinate engineering execution: Drive day-to-day progress of assigned engineering activities across IPTs, ensuring deliverables, responsibilities and commitments are clear.
• Manage engineering schedules: Develop and maintain detailed engineering work-package schedules with IPT Leads, challenge planning assumptions and monitor progress against agreed milestones.
• Track risks and resolve blockers: Identify schedule deviations, technical dependencies and resource constraints, coordinate corrective actions and escalates issues requiring programme-level decisions.
• Drive engineering coordination: Lead assigned IPT progress meetings, follow up on commitments and facilitate alignment between engineering teams on delivery-related matters.
• Support milestone readiness: Coordinate planning and preparation for engineering design reviews, integration milestones and testing activities.
• Provide execution visibility: Prepare clear progress updates, highlighting milestone status, schedule risks, recovery actions and decisions required by programme leadership.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical field.
• Initial experience in engineering project management, technical project coordination or complex product development, including substantial internships or working-student experience.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with engineers and technical stakeholders.
• A proactive, persistent and solution-oriented approach, with the ability to challenge assumptions and follow through on commitments.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, with an understanding of engineering schedules, dependencies and resource constraints.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and escalates issues constructively.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience in aerospace, automotive, defence or another multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Familiarity with engineering development processes, design reviews, system integration and testing.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or comparable project management tools.
• German language skills are an advantage.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full-scale aerospace engineering, not concept slides
• A 60+ engineer team at Ottobrunn
• Real ownership and flat hierarchies: a modern startup culture where your input shapes decisions, not just execution
• Flexible working hours, remote work, and competitive compensation
• Health & wellbeing: EGYM Wellpass membership and subsidized lunch in our canteen
• Office extras: espresso coffee, fresh fruit, and soft drinks, plus regular team and company events, and plenty more once you're on board

About us

Built for purpose. ERC was founded to close Europe's critical capability gap in the sky. Two full-scale demonstrators. Two EU records. Built for the missions that cannot wait.