Freelance project manager Jobs in Gresham, OR

Astronics-PECO designs, certifies, manufactures, and sells a wide range of products to commercial, government, and military markets throughout the world. Our highly engineered interior and structural aerospace products are supplied to the largest aircraft manufacturers and are installed in aircraft around the globe, and our military products are used in critical national defense applications. The Max-Viz enhanced visions systems (EVS) are designed and certified for use as an improvement to safety by a vast array of airplanes, helicopters, and unmanned-aerial-vehicles in the commercial, government, and military marketplace. PECO-Controls are well established temperature control devices designed for applications where high quality is a must, such as the hospitality industry, commercial cooking, and other critical applications.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our on-site team. This role will lead cross functional project teams through a stage gate process for a broad range of products. It is critical in this role for you to be organized, adaptable, an excellent communicator as well as persistent. The most successful candidate will have worked in a highly regulated industry such as aerospace and have a strong understanding of Quality Management Systems.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Will oversee all facets of the formal product development to meet customer requirements within the stage gate process utilizing cross functional teams.
• During stage gate process will be required to effectively communicate with stakeholders and customers to resolve any problems that arrive using technical acumen, sound decision making and strong project management skills.
• Projects can range from large program projects that run over years to small cost reduction initiatives over a few months
• Responsible for achieving compliance with the schedule, budget, scope, and customer satisfaction by leading the cross functional team to achieve the project’s charter / objectives for each assigned project
• Oversee resolution of project’s challenges, both internally and externally, to ensure the needs of both the customer and PECO are met
• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with all functional departments, senior management, and customers providing clear direction, planning, guidance, decisions, status, and issue resolution
• Challenge ideas and continuously strive to make improvements
• Occasional travel as required

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Employment Eligibility Requirements :

Astronics-PECO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.