Aerospace Product Development Lead

Flint Hills Resources; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) is seeking a Product Development Project Engineer to lead cross-functional product development from concept to SOP in a regulated aerospace environment.

You will manage integrated project plans, coordinate prototypes and verification, and ensure manufacturing readiness while aligning technical and business stakeholders to meet schedule, cost, quality, and compliance targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 3-5 yrs. experience leading NPD/NPI projects in manufacturing.
• Ability to manage complex, fast-paced projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, driving decisions and risk escalation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate issues into actions.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments while driving accountability.
• Ability to meet aerospace regulatory and export-control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated project plans from initiation through SOP and post-launch support.
• Lead cross-functional execution across PM, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
• Coordinate prototypes, design verification, qualification, and ramp activities.
• Ensure design maturity and controlled handoffs with documentation release.
• Define and track milestones, dependencies, critical path, and manufacturing readiness.
• Manage changes to requirements via established change-control processes.

Skills

Project planning

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Change management

Ambiguity tolerance

Aerospace regulatory knowledge

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Creo

ERP/MRP systems

PPAP/APQP

Design reviews / DFM/DFA

Job description

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) is seeking a Product Development Project Engineer to lead cross-functional product development from concept to SOP in a regulated aerospace environment.

You will manage integrated project plans, coordinate prototypes and verification, and ensure manufacturing readiness while aligning technical and business stakeholders to meet schedule, cost, quality, and compliance targets.