Senior Director, Engineering Operations & Project Mgmt

DARCEO INC.; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Job summary

Darceo Inc. in Rapid City, South Dakota, is seeking a Director of Operations and Lead Project Manager to drive day‑to‑day engineering programs and overall operational performance.

The role combines hands‑on project leadership with strategic process improvement across electrical, mechanical, software, and automation teams, overseeing budgets, schedules, and delivery of integrated systems for defense, aerospace, and industrial markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering, automation, custom equipment, automated test systems, or closely related industries.
• Minimum 5 years of direct technical project management or engineering leadership experience.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, including electrical, mechanical, controls, and software engineering.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, budgeting, engineering labor estimation, material procurement, and cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Experience managing customer communication, technical reviews, project changes, and equipment acceptance.
• Willingness to take direct ownership of customer project delivery and operational performance.
• Previous engineering operations management experience in a small or midsize technical organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Management: Personally manage and coordinate Darceo's active engineering and equipment-development programs.
• Engineering Operations: Direct engineering resources, workload planning, technical execution, and equipment delivery.
• Financial Performance: Maintain project budgets, monitor profitability, and manage cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Operational Development: Establish scalable processes for engineering, purchasing, project management, and manufacturing operations.
• Process Improvement and Business Growth: Develop and maintain standardized project management and engineering execution procedures.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Budgeting & forecasting

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience

Job description

Darceo Inc. in Rapid City, South Dakota, is seeking a Director of Operations and Lead Project Manager to drive day‑to‑day engineering programs and overall operational performance.

The role combines hands‑on project leadership with strategic process improvement across electrical, mechanical, software, and automation teams, overseeing budgets, schedules, and delivery of integrated systems for defense, aerospace, and industrial markets.