Engineering Project Manager
Role Overview
The Engineering Manager – Configuration Management & Applications Engineering is responsible for leading two critical engineering functions that ensure technical integrity, regulatory compliance, and successful execution of customer requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
This role provides strategic and operational leadership for the Configuration Management (CM) organization and the Applications Engineering (AE) team. The manager ensures company design and manufacturing intellectual property is maintained in accordance with ANSI/EIA-649 Configuration Management principles while overseeing contract technical reviews, proposal support, and customer technical engagement to ensure customer requirements are accurately understood, flowed down, and executed.
The position serves as a key interface between Engineering, Program Management, Business Development, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, and customers to support new business opportunities, sustainment programs, and lifecycle product management.
Key Skills for This Role
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Qualifications
- Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; in lieu of degree a minimum of 15-years industry experience in related capacity.
- 8+ years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing.
- 3+ years of engineering leadership or management experience.
- Demonstrated experience with Configuration Management principles and processes.
- Working knowledge of ANSI/EIA-649 Configuration Management Standard.
- Experience supporting engineering change management processes.
- Experience reviewing customer technical requirements and contractual flow-downs.
- Experience supporting proposal development and engineering cost estimation.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing, product lifecycle management, and engineering documentation.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Preferred
- Experience with AS9100 quality systems.
- Familiarity with military specifications and defense contracting requirements.
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar.
- Knowledge of export compliance requirements (ITAR/EAR).
- Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience.
- Experience supporting legacy aerospace products and sustainment programs.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong understanding of configuration identification, change control, status accounting, and configuration audits.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to evaluate technical risk and make sound engineering decisions.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills.
- Ability to influence across functional organizations.
- Demonstrated leadership in developing high-performing technical teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering information systems.
- Key Performance Indicators
- Configuration change cycle time
- Engineering change implementation effectiveness
- Configuration audit compliance
- Proposal technical review turnaround time
- Accuracy of engineering cost and schedule estimates
- Customer technical response timeliness
- Contract technical compliance
- Engineering resource utilization
- Team engagement and development
- Working Relationships
- This position regularly interfaces with:
- Engineering
- Program Management
- Revenue Management / Sales Team
- Operations / Manufacturing
- Supply Chain / Procurement
- Quality Assurance
- Contracts
- Customers
- Regulatory agencies
- Leadership Expectations
- The Engineering Manager is expected to:
- Champion technical integrity and disciplined engineering execution.
- Promote collaboration across departments.
- Develop and mentor engineering talent.
- Drive continuous improvement through data-driven decision making.
- Balance customer responsiveness with sound engineering judgment.
- Protect Ontic's technical intellectual property while ensuring customer commitments are met safely, efficiently, and compliantly.
- Work Environment
- This position operates in a combination of office, engineering laboratory, and aerospace manufacturing environments. Occasional travel (10–25%) may be required to support suppliers, customers, or Ontic manufacturing locations.
- Why Join Ontic?
- At Ontic, we sustain the world's aerospace fleets by manufacturing and supporting critical products that keep aircraft flying safely for decades. You'll have the opportunity to lead technically challenging projects that directly impact commercial and defense aviation while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a highly regulated, mission-driven environment.
- Compensation Pay Range
- $135K-$175K
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- Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person ” as defined by 22. C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.
- Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran
- Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred
About Ontic
Global aerospace OEM manufacturing and repairing certified aircraft parts for civil, military, rotorcraft, and business aviation fleets.
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