Senior Project Manager

CoreTek Labs; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreTek Labs is seeking a Senior Project Manager in San Diego, California, to lead aerospace projects from planning through delivery. The role requires coordination across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams, ensuring projects meet scope and schedule requirements.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields, along with significant project management experience in technical environments. Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project or program management within aerospace or complex technical environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional aerospace projects and manage scope, schedule, risk, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate with engineering and quality teams to support project execution readiness.
• Prepare status updates and decision-support materials for leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Project Management

Job description

The Senior Project Manager will lead new and ongoing aerospace programs, driving cross-functional execution from planning through delivery. This role is responsible for aligning engineering, manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within scope, and with appropriate operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional aerospace projects and manage scope, schedule, risk, action items, and stakeholder communication; drive project governance, review cadence, and closure of key deliverables;

coordinate with engineering, operations, manufacturing, and quality teams to support new work introduction and execution readiness; identify project risks, resource gaps, and execution blockers, and lead mitigation planning;

prepare status updates, reporting, and decision-support materials for leadership and stakeholders;

support prioritization of activities in a growing operational environment with multiple concurrent initiatives

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline; significant experience in project or program management within aerospace, manufacturing, industrial, or other complex technical environments;

proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in dynamic settings;

strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills;

understanding of engineering-to-manufacturing workflows and regulated operations.

Preferred Qualifications

Aerospace industry experience; PMP or equivalent project management certification; experience supporting customer-facing programs, production ramp-up, or operational transformation initiatives.

Work Arrangement / Engagement Notes

On-site presence is preferred, with potential flexibility for a hybrid arrangement based on candidate profile, travel availability, and business need.