Project Management - Integrator Project

Project Manager – Experimental Flight Test

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager – Experimental Flight Test to support complex aircraft development, avionics integration, and certification flight test programs within a dynamic aerospace environment.

This role will lead projects from planning through execution and completion, coordinating cross-functional engineering and flight test teams while managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and technical priorities.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of aerospace project management, experimental flight test, aircraft certification, and avionics systems experience
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• Lead and deliver complex Experimental Flight Test, aircraft development, avionics integration, and certification projects
  , ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to establish project plans, milestones, resource requirements, priorities, and execution strategies.
• Partner closely with avionics, electrical systems, systems engineering, flight sciences, flight test, and certification teams throughout project execution.
• Coordinate aircraft activities involving avionics system integration, aircraft modifications, ground testing, verification/validation, and experimental flight testing
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• Collaborate with engineering teams, technical specialists, suppliers, business leaders, pilots, and customer representatives to drive project success.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, priorities, and resource allocation plans across multiple concurrent projects.
• Identify technical, schedule, cost, and program risks and lead mitigation planning and execution.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular status updates to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Participate in and coordinate safety and security processes related to aircraft development and flight test activities.
• Support investigations and corrective actions associated with potential aircraft, avionics, or product deficiencies.
• Prepare budget forecasts and maintain visibility into project financial performance.
• Create and present project reports, technical program reviews, and executive-level updates.
• Coordinate activities across multiple sites and support geographically dispersed teams as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
  ; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 5-8+ years of project or program management experience within the aerospace industry.
• Experience supporting aircraft development, experimental flight test, certification, or avionics integration programs
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• Experience working with aircraft avionics systems within a development, integration, verification, certification, or flight test environment.
• Working knowledge of avionics system integration, verification/validation, and flight test processes
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• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across avionics engineering, systems engineering, flight test engineering, pilots, certification teams, suppliers, and program leadership
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• Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and competing priorities
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• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to influence cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project

• Experience supporting aircraft…