Strategic Engineering Operations Lead

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

PTO 120 hrs

Life Insurance $25k

Supplemental Coverage

HSA

Job summary

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc (ESAero) is seeking an Engineering Operations Administrator to support the Director of Engineering and leadership, driving efficiency, cadences, and administrative health across the department.

You will coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and HR, develop dashboards, track headcount and capacity, and help implement process improvements in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or minimum 3+ years of experience in engineering administration or executive support.
• Experience supporting technical/engineering teams or senior technical leadership required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in administrative workflow optimization and data tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level operational and administrative support to the Director of Engineering and leadership.
• Develop and optimize departmental tools, intake frameworks, and tracking systems.
• Assist in tracking headcount, resource availability, and capacity planning.
• Drive alignment between Engineering and cross-functional partners to resolve bottlenecks.
• Collect and analyze departmental metrics and present insights to leadership.
• Support compliance initiatives and engineering standards adoption.
• Assist with budget tracking, software license oversight, and travel/expense reviews.
• Identify operational risks and drive process improvements.

Skills

Administrative workflow

Data tracking

Executive communication

Independent judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS degree or 3+ years experience in engineering administration

Tools

MS Office Suite

SharePoint

Jira/Confluence

MS Teams

Excel

Job description

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc (ESAero) is seeking an Engineering Operations Administrator to support the Director of Engineering and leadership, driving efficiency, cadences, and administrative health across the department.

You will coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and HR, develop dashboards, track headcount and capacity, and help implement process improvements in a fast-paced aerospace environment.