Project Management Technician

Project Management Technician

Job Location s: US-CA-Huntington Beach

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Project Management Technician. This role is responsible for ensuring accuracy in mapping, documenting, inspecting, and organizing customer-provided materials and test specimens. The ideal candidate has a background in quality inspection and takes pride in precision, organization, and managing multiple competing priorities.

Salary: $22 - $28/hour DOE

• Specimen Mapping & Documentation:
  Accurately map, document, label, and mark customer‑provided test specimens using data sheets and procedural documentation. Interpret handwritten labels and documentation to properly categorize specimens.
• Inspection & Measurement:
  Perform dimensional inspections to verify machine shop work complies with drawings and specifications. Measure test specimens pre‑ and post‑machining for quality assurance. Document inspection results in accordance with customer and internal requirements.
• Material Control & Tracking:
  Count, track, and organize between 100 and 7,000 test specimens per job. Verify job completion and ensure full specimen accountability. Maintain meticulous records to support quality, compliance, and project tracking.

• Associate degree required, bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field preferred.
• Prior experience with hands‑on quality assurance or a similar quality‑focused role.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high volumes of specimens accurately.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with competing priorities.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and documentation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Familiarity with measurement tools and inspection techniques is a plus.
• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or regulated environments preferred.
• Ability to stand, handle materials, and work in shop/test environments.

• Work is performed in a manufacturing, laboratory, and machine shop environment supporting aerospace testing and processing activities.
• The role involves frequent handling of customer‑provided materials and test specimens, requiring attention to cleanliness, labeling, and traceability.
• Employees may be exposed to machine shop noise, moving equipment, and manufacturing materials; appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required and provided.
• The position requires standing, walking, and sitting for extended periods, as well as manual handling of test specimens, including lifting and moving materials within established safety guidelines.
• Work may involve close visual inspection, precise measurements, and fine motor skills to ensure accuracy and compliance with specifications.
• The environment is detail‑driven and deadline‑focused, requiring the ability to manage high specimen volumes while maintaining accuracy and organization.
• Collaboration with engineering, quality, and machine shop personnel is frequent, with an emphasis on clear communication and adherence to documented procedures.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have…