Aerospace Engineering PM | Cross-Functional Leader

Ontic; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance

Competitive PTO, holiday pay, and sick

401K plan with up to 4% matched

Job summary

Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead cross-functional engineering projects from initiation through production implementation while ensuring compliance with aerospace quality, regulatory, cost, and schedule requirements.

You will coordinate engineering activities, manage technical risks, and drive product introductions, transfers, design changes, and qualification testing across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or related)
• 7+ years of engineering or technical project management experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering development projects
• Knowledge of aerospace product development lifecycle
• Experience with engineering change management
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes for electronic and mechanical assemblies
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/MRP systems

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering projects involving electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, operations, and program management
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers
• Ensure projects meet technical, cost, schedule, and quality objectives
• Facilitate project reviews, gate reviews, and executive status reporting
• Drive accountability across functional teams to achieve project milestones
• Coordinate engineering activities for flight-critical electronics, mechanical and electromechanical assemblies, design modifications, obsolescence management, qualification testing, production transfers, and manufacturing readiness
• Monitor engineering deliverables including drawings, BOMs, specifications, analysis, and test documentation
• Ensure configuration management and document control processes are followed
• Identify technical, manufacturing, supplier, and schedule risks; develop mitigation plans
• Escalate critical issues to leadership with corrective actions; coordinate root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Serve as the primary engineering interface with internal stakeholders and external customers
• Present technical progress, schedules, and project health to leadership and customers
• Coordinate customer technical reviews, design reviews, and qualification activities
• Support proposal development and project planning for new business opportunities
• Ensure engineering activities comply with AS9100, FAA regulations, military specifications, customer requirements, configuration management and engineering change processes
• Support Design Reviews, Failure Review Boards, MRBs, and Corrective Action Boards

Skills

Engineering project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical decision-making

Risk management

Schedule development

Customer communication

Conflict resolution

Strategic planning

Budget management

Continuous improvement mindset

Systems thinking

Executive-level presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering or Engineering Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead cross-functional engineering projects from initiation through production implementation while ensuring compliance with aerospace quality, regulatory, cost, and schedule requirements.

You will coordinate engineering activities, manage technical risks, and drive product introductions, transfers, design changes, and qualification testing across multiple sites.