Senior Composite Project Lead for Aerospace Testing

Element Materials Technology; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Los Angeles in Duarte, CA has an opportunity for a Senior Technical Project Engineer to lead aerospace material-qualification, design-allowables, and certification-support programs. You will partner with customers, engineering, laboratory operations, quality, and commercial teams to execute test plans within lab workflows, owning schedule, resources, risk, and communications.

The successful candidate will combine deep composite materials testing knowledge with disciplined customer

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, materials science, aerospace, chemistry, physics, or related field.
• Seven+ years in technical project management, aerospace testing, material qualification, or lab operations.
• Clear and concise communication, ability to manage expectations and de-escalate situations.
• Working knowledge of polymer matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, plastics, specimen machining and preparation, conditioning, mechanical testing, instrumentation, calibration, data acquisition, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, resources, and cross-functional execution; strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with ISO/IEC 17025, Nadcap, and aerospace specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer relationships: primary project contact; run weekly status reviews and manage scope changes.
• Own projects from kickoff through planning, scheduling, testing, data review, reporting, and closeout; manage up to 10,000 samples.
• Develop and maintain project IMS, milestones, forecasts, budgets, and recovery plans.
• Coordinate FAA certification activities with customers and FAA representatives.
• Translate statements of work and test plans into executable lab plans.
• Determine staffing, equipment, and procurement needs; manage risks and escalation.
• Ensure ISO/IEC 17025, Nadcap, and aerospace requirements compliance.

Skills

Project management

Customer leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Technical knowledge

Education

Bachelors degree in engineering

Tools

LIMS

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Element Los Angeles in Duarte, CA has an opportunity for a Senior Technical Project Engineer to lead aerospace material-qualification, design-allowables, and certification-support programs. You will partner with customers, engineering, laboratory operations, quality, and commercial teams to execute test plans within lab workflows, owning schedule, resources, risk, and communications.

The successful candidate will combine deep composite materials testing knowledge with disciplined customer