Aerospace Manufacturing Program Lead — First-Run Hardware

Aerodyn; Sterling Heights (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus incentive plans

Healthcare premiums covered

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-term disability

401(k) with match

Voluntary dental/vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Aerodyn Engineering in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Manufacturing Project Manager to lead first-run aerospace hardware projects from quote to delivery. You will own schedules, technical details, and customer communications across engineering, shop floor, purchasing, and vendors.

You will manage 10–12 active projects, ensure quality and flight-worthiness, read specs and drawings, translate requirements into compliant plans, and report progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years engineering/manufacturing project experience in aerospace or regulated environments.
• High school diploma required.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to develop creative solutions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and technical communication skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-directed with multi-project workload.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage detailed work instructions for one-time, first-article development hardware builds.
• Serve as the customer's primary point of contact — schedules, status updates, and proactive communication throughout each project.
• Own the technical details of projects: reading specs and drawings, translating customer requirements into a manufacturable, compliant plan.
• Provide internal reporting on project status, schedule changes, and cost impacts to leadership on a regular cadence.
• Coordinate with purchasing, materials, and outside vendors to keep procurement and subcontract work on schedule.
• Support large OEM aerospace customers with strict quality and flight-worthiness requirements, where documentation and precision are non-negotiable.
• Manage a portfolio of 10–12 active projects at once, keeping every detail on track across all of them.

Skills

5+ years exp

Strong mechanical aptitude

Excellent communication

Organized

Multi-project workload

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epicor or similar ERP

Job description

Aerodyn Engineering in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Manufacturing Project Manager to lead first-run aerospace hardware projects from quote to delivery. You will own schedules, technical details, and customer communications across engineering, shop floor, purchasing, and vendors.

You will manage 10–12 active projects, ensure quality and flight-worthiness, read specs and drawings, translate requirements into compliant plans, and report progress to leadership.