Engineering Project Manager: High-Temp Materials in Defense

Vantage Point Recruiting; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Point Recruiting seeks a proactive Project Manager for its Research & Technology Advanced Programs team. You will manage engineering projects delivering high-temperature material solutions for Defense and Space, defining and managing work packages and resources, and forecasting cost and schedule performance.

You will communicate with engineering teams, R&T leadership and customers, ensuring process compliance while exceeding expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, engineering/technical/program management or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two to five years of experience in advanced manufacturing, prototyping or development engineering environment.
• Demonstrated success managing engineering or manufacturing based development programs/projects.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously if required.
• Able to effectively communicate, influence and deliver across organizational disciplines and levels.
• Experience with requirements management, risk management, cost account management and reporting.
• Working experience with product lifecycle management, configuration control and enterprise resource planning systems.
• Energetic, collaborative leader with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Exemplary work ethic and attention to detail.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide budgetary and schedule estimates for new programs and existing program modifications.
• Participate in the analysis of contractual deliverables to establish project scope and engineering requirements.
• Own the project schedule and drive execution to deliver solutions on time and within budget.
• Work closely to follow a defined technology development process and track TRL/MRL maturation.
• Proactively manage program risk and ensure mitigation plans are efficient and effective.
• Lead and/or participate in customer reviews.
• Regularly report status and performance to R&T leadership.
• Liaise with other project technical teams, Quality, Safety, Manufacturing and Operations as well as customers/subcontractors/suppliers to ensure product integrity and manufacturability.
• Promote and contribute to Continuous Process Improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technical/PM

Tools

PLM

ERP

Configuration control

Job description

Vantage Point Recruiting seeks a proactive Project Manager for its Research & Technology Advanced Programs team. You will manage engineering projects delivering high-temperature material solutions for Defense and Space, defining and managing work packages and resources, and forecasting cost and schedule performance.

You will communicate with engineering teams, R&T leadership and customers, ensuring process compliance while exceeding expectations.