Manufacturing Project Coordinator

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Customer Interface & Program Coordination

Serve as the primary onsite point of contact between the customer and offsite engineering teams.

Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, and program management stakeholders.

Translate customer priorities, production challenges, and technical requirements into clear actions for remote teams.

Facilitate regular customer meetings, project reviews, and status updates.

Manage project communication, issue escalation, and resolution activities.

Engineering Coordination

Coordinate activities between onsite customer personnel and offsite design, manufacturing, and quality engineers.

Review engineering requests, prioritize work, and ensure timely execution of deliverables.

Monitor engineering progress, milestones, risks, and action item closure.

Support engineering change implementation and ensure alignment across all stakeholders.

Drive accountability for project schedules and technical deliverables.

Manufacturing Support

Provide onsite manufacturing support and technical coordination for mechanical and electrical aerospace products.

Work closely with production teams to identify manufacturing issues and coordinate resolution efforts.

Support root cause and corrective action activities related to quality or production concerns.

Coordinate manufacturing readiness, process improvements, and production issue investigations.

Assist with first article inspections, process validation activities, and production transitions when required.

Project Management & Reporting

Track project schedules, deliverables, budgets, risks, and performance metrics.

Prepare executive-level status reports and customer-facing presentations.

Maintain action item logs, issue trackers, risk registers, and project documentation.

Proactively identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and potential customer impacts.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve communication, execution, and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Business, or a related technical discipline.

5+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, engineering project coordination, or technical program management.

Due to the nature of the work and contracts, US Citizenship is required.

Experience working in an aerospace production or engineering environment.

Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical aerospace components and manufacturing processes.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.

Experience working directly with customers in a highly visible onsite role.

Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, project tracking systems, and engineering change processes.

Ability to work independently and make informed decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Aerospace industry experience supporting OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or aerospace manufacturing facilities.

Knowledge of GD&T, blueprint interpretation, manufacturing process control, and quality systems.

Experience supporting NPI (New Product Introduction), production support, or sustaining engineering activities.

Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalent.

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent certifications.

Experience coordinating both mechanical and electrical engineering teams.