Associate Project Manager I

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies is seeking a Project Planner/Controller to drive planning and control for UAV-focused initiatives, based in Bengaluru/Delhi NCR. The role involves coordinating with SE, procurement, and finance teams to ensure schedule and budget adherence, while delivering clear stakeholder updates.

The candidate should have 1–2 years of project planning experience in UAVs, strong PM tool proficiency (MS Project, Wrike, ClickUp, Jira, SAP), and a degree in

Qualifications

• Experience in UAV industry and 1–2 years in driving project planning and control.
• Proficient with PM tools such as Microsoft Project, Wrike, ClickUp, Jira, SAP, including resource loading and critical path analysis.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to create concise summaries and reports.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace/Aeronautics or Mechanical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Plan project communications and meetings; facilitate updates and create Minutes of Meetings.
• Create and maintain project management documents per ISO/AS9100 standards.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering team to monitor technical progress.
• Track project health and schedule via WBS/task management tools.
• Monitor KPIs and milestones; generate reports for PM; share lessons learned.
• Identify and monitor project risks; coordinate with SE team on technical risks.
• Coordinate procurement with SCM and finance; monitor expenditures and budgets; provide periodic updates.
• Conduct market surveys and support submissions of EOI / RFP / RFQ and other bids.
• Create project status summaries and executive summaries to support management decisions.

Skills

Project planning

Project control

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace/Aeronautics or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Wrike

ClickUp

Jira

SAP

Job description

W e are a start-up based out of Bengaluru & Delhi NCR. We are engaged in development of next generation missions and technologies (NGM&T) towards future warfare needs of the Indian defence forces. It is undertaking research towards enhancing persistence and autonomy for unmanned vehicles and robotic swarms. NRT’s product development portfolio includes a solar power stratospheric high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) unmanned platform and an air/ground launched stand-off autonomous system.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan project communications – meetings, email etc. Facilitate key stakeholder updates. Create Minutes of Meetings.
• Create and maintain project management documents based on set templates according to ISO / AS9100 standards.
• Collaborate with the Systems Engineering(SE) Team to monitor and assess the technical progress of the project.
• Track project health and schedule as laid down in the WBS plans via task management / collaborative task management tools.
• Monitor KPIs / milestones laid down for the project. Generate a report for PM to review. Capture and share lessons learned through the execution of the project. Manage knowledge sharing between all stakeholders.
• Identify, report, and monitor project risks. Collaborate with Systems Engineering(SE) Team to assess technical risks.
• Work closely with the SCM and the finance teams to facilitate the procurement pertaining to the project. Monitor project expenditures and overall budget. Provide periodic updates via reports / dashboards.
• Conduct market surveys, gather information supporting submissions of EOI / RFP / RFQ and other bids and proposals.
• Creation of project status summary, project briefs, executive summaries etc. to facilitate management decisions.

Must have skills:

• Prior experience of working in the UAV industry.
• 1-2 years of experience in driving project planning and control roles.
• Has working knowledge of PM tools like Microsoft Project / Wrike / ClickUp / Jira / SAP etc along with resource loading and critical path analysis.
• Ability to work independently and productively with minimal supervision.
• Self driven and accountable for the delivery of work.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to assimilate information and create concise summaries and reports.
• Bachelor’s Degree (Aerospace/Aeronautics, Mechanical) in Engineering.