Aerospace Hardware Project Manager – Unmanned Systems

Actalent; White Salmon (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary + incentives

Generous time off

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Actalent, a global engineering services company, seeks an Engineering Project Manager to lead the development of advanced aircraft from concept through production launch. You will own integrated schedules, manage risk, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure aerospace hardware programs stay on track in a dynamic environment.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer, you will drive WBS creation, critical path analysis, and project reviews, while maintaining configuration control and supporting

Qualifications

• 10+ years of combined engineering and technical project management experience.
• 5+ years leading hardware product development programs through design, prototyping, testing, and production launch.
• Strong project scheduling skills using Microsoft Project or similar tools.
• Experience managing complex engineering programs involving risk, dependencies, resources, cost, and schedule.
• Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other complex hardware development environments.
• Experience leading cross‑functional engineering teams and driving projects to completion.
• Familiarity with configuration control, engineering change management, and product development processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain integrated project schedules across the full product development lifecycle.
• Lead project planning, risk management, issue tracking, and weekly project reviews.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, testing, supply chain, and certification activities.
• Manage project deliverables including BOMs, drawing releases, prototype builds, configuration control, verification testing, and production readiness.
• Develop work breakdown structures (WBS), identify critical path activities, and drive accountability across engineering teams.
• Communicate project status, risks, milestones, and recovery plans to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support engineering change management and continuous improvement of project management processes.

Skills

Engineering PM experience

Hardware product development

Project scheduling

Cross‑functional leadership

Aerospace/defense knowledge

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

PDM/ERP systems

Job description

Actalent, a global engineering services company, seeks an Engineering Project Manager to lead the development of advanced aircraft from concept through production launch. You will own integrated schedules, manage risk, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure aerospace hardware programs stay on track in a dynamic environment.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer, you will drive WBS creation, critical path analysis, and project reviews, while maintaining configuration control and supporting