Project Manager

Job Purpose:

SICdrone is a funded startup associated with the U.S. Air Force, that designs unmanned systems to accommodate the defense, energy, transport, and space industries. Our technology has been developed over the past six years to address many of the more challenging landscapes within the drone market of the future, including everything from commercial package delivery within cities, to endeavours in the literal stratosphere collecting space debris, and safely guiding satellites back into the atmosphere.

We are hiring a Project Manager to be ground control for the entire team. We need someone who is comfortable with the chaos of a startup, wants to make order of it, and thrives off the desire to build something from scratch.

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the entire team, making sure deadlines are met, and will be accountable for the planning, directing, and execution of SICdrone product creation operations. We are on a tight schedule, moving quickly, and looking for someone who thrives in such an environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate operations for multiple aircraft projects/products of med-high complexity and risk, or projects with multiple sub-projects.

• Drive relevant project and project status communications; Monitor progress through project management reviews.

• Manage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved. Accountable for scope change management within the project. Responsible for orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration with the CEO, CTO, and the project team.

• Execute, monitor and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed stakeholder and customer expectations.

• Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team. Proactively manages potential conflict and resource constraints.

• Works across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could impede project progress are removed.

• Presents and represents project status to customer and senior leadership.

• Participate in strategic planning processes.

• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement in the product development process. May include authoring documents and standards.

• Provide guidance and support to all members of the team.

• Assure customer development and production product forecasting and Sales Order demand is maintained.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to assure high quality, competitively priced supplier designed components. Able to assist in overall supplier business assessments (quality, technology, delivery, capacity, etc.).

• May participate in product portfolio management.

• Evaluate and drive implementation and maintenance of appropriate project management tools. Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.

• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

• Documents actions by completing production logs.

• Accomplishes organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Additional job duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must have a combination of project management skills and technology knowledge in the unmanned vehicle industries

• Experience in projects on technology or product development

• Bachelor’s, Master’s degree (not required)

• Understanding of PowerPoint, Excel, 3D Model, Scheduling and Aerospace

• Able to read blueprints and recognition of GD & T

• Understanding of fabrication, machining, outsourcing, turning tooling, machine prints, time management, materials, tool assembly and inspection

• Strong knowledge of project management tools

• Strong leadership skills including the building of effective teams, an ability to manage conflict, the effective setting of priorities in the team and an ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities and objectives

• 4+ years experience in a product life cycle environment and in project management

• Demonstrated ability to moderate and lead projects and drive technical decisions

• Ability to prepare technical and strategic issues for management decisions

• Effective strategic, long-term and planning thought processes

• Strong communication and presentation skills to customers and leadership

• Strong business sense, enterprise negotiation

• Strong financial acumen and advanced use of analysis tools

• Demonstrates a commitment to Quality, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement

• Focused on customer needs, builds and maintains trust in relationship

• Strong knowledge of project management tools

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Experience:

• CATIA & 3D Modeling with Solidworks

• Aerospace: 1 to 3 years (Preferred)

• Engineering (Project Management/TCS/ Sales/ Mktg): 2 years (Required)

• University degree in Business Management / Engineering / Science / Chemistry – MBA preferred

Work Location:

• Peabody, MA

Benefits:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Stock Offerings

• Travel

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $70,000.00 to $110,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Engineering: 3 years (Preferred)
• Project Management: 3 years (Preferred)

Additional Compensation:

• Other forms

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule::

• Monday to Friday