Sr Engineering Project Manager - Aero

Job Description

Position Title: Sr Engineering Project Manager - Aero

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity for a Sr Engineering Project Manager with our client located in Redmond, Washington.

Job Responsibilities:

• Project planning, scoping, and execution of cross functional development programs from concept through qualification and release.
• Act as a driving force for helping definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Own creation and resolution to complex cross functional tradeoff decisions to drive program progress
• Work with teams to develop project milestones and project estimates
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, with ability to work successfully across all engineering disciplines
• Lead risk management processes and mitigations
• Manage engineering program budget creation, tracking, and budget exceptions
• Lead and coordinate interdisciplinary brainstorms and root cause analysis efforts
• Ensure steady progress of tasks and identifying and removing stalled or blocked items
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Report to management with detailed status updates and estimation tracking on project deliverables
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage vendor execution to desired schedule, budget, and statement of work
• Manage strategic supplier and development partner relationships
• Lead integration of our clients airborne SATCOM terminal elements with the aero integrator, defining and managing hardware and software interfaces for the antenna, radome, RF, mechanical, control, and aircraft installation aspects needed to support end-to-end system integration.
• Coordinate with the aero integrator on aircraft installation activities affecting hardware and software interfaces, including mechanical fit, RF path considerations, thermal inputs, EMI/EMC coordination, control/software interface definitions, and defined aircraft interface requirements for line-fit or retrofit programs.
• Support certification and qualification efforts for our clients-delivered hardware by coordinating documentation, requirements compliance, environmental testing inputs, and installation evidence required from our client for aircraft integration and qualification activities
• Partner with antenna, RF, software, mechanical, certification, manufacturing, and external integration teams to resolve interface issues, manage our clients-owned deliverables, and support successful integration of the terminal within the broader airborne connectivity solution.
  
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering from an accredited institution or equivalent experience
• 10 years of Project Management experience developing and launching integrated Hardware and Software technical products
• Proven ability to successfully manage large scale projects and teams that deliver new products to market on schedule and within budget constraints
• Experience managing all phases of the product development life cycle
• Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative, multi-disciplinary development teams as part of a matrix organization
• Experience driving efficiencies and reducing operational or manufacturing costs associated with technical programs
• Thrives in a dynamic, highly ambiguous entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to collaborate across teams and lead technical teams to structure technology development efforts to meet customer requirements
• Capability to work with a variety of stakeholders to establish project plans including scope of work, schedules and budget
• Proven success for developing rapport and managing expectations by effectively communicating project status to all levels of the organization.
• Skills to create and maintain project schedules in Microsoft Project, monitor project team progress and adjust as required to assess risks and control scope
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification desired
• Experience supporting airborne SATCOM terminal integration as a subsystem provider, including antenna/radome, RF, mechanical, software/control, and installation interface coordination with aircraft integrators and external partners.
• Working knowledge of airborne qualification and installation considerations relevant to our clients hardware, including DO-160 environmental testing, EMI/EMC coordination, thermal and structural constraints, and airworthiness-related integration inputs.
• Ability to lead integration troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, RF, and software/control interfaces for our clients-delivered hardware, with experience supporting ground and flight test execution alongside aero integrators and system partners.
• Familiarity with airborne interface and installation standards, along with experience coordinating technical deliverables, hardware and software interface definitions, and integration activities with certification teams, installers, and aero integrators.
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Rate Range: $75/hr-$105/hr.
• Location: Redmond, WA.
• ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C.
• 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
  
  
  

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.