Are you a motivated engineer with experience in factory automation systems who naturally takes ownership of projects?  Do you see risks before they become problems and instinctively align people, priorities, and timelines?

At AeroSpec, our Project Managers don’t track projects — they drive them.

If you thrive in fast-moving technical environments, enjoy coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, and want to own real outcomes (schedule, scope, budget, and customer success), this role offers a meaningful next step in your career.

Position Overview

As a Lead Project Manager, you will serve as the technical and execution leader for custom automation projects. You will assume responsibility at quote handoff and guide projects through engineering, build, integration, FAT, installation, and closeout.

This role blends deep technical leadership with structured project ownership.

You will lead—not assist—cross-functional teams to remove barriers, manage technical and schedule risk, and ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Project Ownership & Execution

• Own full project lifecycle from concept kickoff through installation and final acceptance
• Develop and pitch proposals to industry-leading customers
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, and resource plans
• Maintain and control project budgets, change orders, and cost impacts
• Lead execution across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and integration
• Monitor progress and proactively remove obstacles affecting schedule or quality

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams across concurrent project phases
• Support daily standups, sprint planning, and milestone reviews
• Align engineering output with manufacturing readiness and customer expectations
• Prioritize work across departments to maintain project flow
• Facilitate decision-making and resolve cross-functional conflicts

Communication & Risk Management

• Act as primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders
• Collaborate to identify technical, supply chain, and schedule risks early and implement mitigation plans
• Provide regular project status reporting including schedule, budget, and risk transparency
• Manage scope changes and communicate impact to stakeholders
• Lead lessons-learned and continuous improvement activities

Agile & Process Execution

• Apply Agile and hybrid project management methodologies in a hardware environment
• Coordinate sprint planning and retrospectives across engineering and production teams
• Drive accountability and measurable progress through clear deliverables

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, or related technical field
• 2+ years’ experience as a lead for technical or manufacturing projects
• Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering teams
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical workflows
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and timelines

Preferred

• Experience in automation, custom machinery, robotics, or capital equipment
• Agile or Scrum experience in a hardware environment
• Prior customer-facing project leadership
• Understanding of procurement, manufacturing flow, and integration processes
• Experience with CAD, PDM/EDM systems, or engineering change processes
• PMP or Scrum certification

Benefits

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Technical and leadership training opportunities

About AeroSpec

AeroSpec is a leader in design-engineer-build manufacturing solutions. We develop custom automation and production equipment for advanced technology industries. Our team integrates engineering, machining, controls, and manufacturing expertise to solve complex production challenges for companies building the next generation of connected products.

Learn more at www.aerospecinc.com.