Project Manager

Job description

Project Manager

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. The company is a key player in equipment electrification and in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. It has over 14,000 employees across 13 different countries.

Reference number

2025-154942

Job details

Domain

Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile

Project management - Project management

Job title

Project Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Location: Twinsburg, OH

Travel less than 20%, approx. 1 trip per quarter.

On-site presence 5 days per week.

The Project Manager leads engineering development projects, responsible for technical process compliance, schedule, non-recurring costs, manage technical risks, and adherence to project milestones.

They will lead a cross-functional project team of engineers across several different departments, prioritizing and communicating issues to the Program Manager and upper management and coordinating functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Effective project communication to engineering team, engineering management, program management, and customers (technical aspects)

• Organize and lead technical decision making process within projects, ensuring that technical decisions made in the project are compatible with Program objectives and lead to the best overall outcomes

• Estimation, planning, coordination, and tracking of engineering work

• Ensure the adherence to the Safran Develop process

• Project planning and reporting

o Organize and lead the project (WBS, OBS, top level schedule, SOW engineering) in accordance with the program objectives for engineering

o Identify resource requirements and maintain the project plan in line with assigned resources

o Forecasting engineering resource needs (human and financial) for budgeting and financial control purposes

o Ensure projects are delivered to financial targets for Engineering Non-Recurring Costs (NRC)

o Ensure that technical decisions are coherent with the Recurring Costs (RC) targets

o Ensure project deliverables are delivered to the agreed timescale

o Manage technical risks (identification, quotation, mitigation, escalation)

o Provide necessary KPI's to the Program Manager and engineering management

• Process

o Ensure compliance with Airworthiness requirements

o Deliver definition of and adherence to project milestones, both external and internal

o Manage the system configuration at program level and with customer

o Request technical audits when necessary

• Ensure project considers Design to Industrialization and Manufacturability

• Support the lead engineers in interfacing between different departments or sites

• Hours/Travel:

May need to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and additional hours as necessary

Regular travel (guideline: up to 25% possible)

Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

List the supervisory responsibilities this position must perform; include the department or position titles responsible for and the level of authority exercised in performing the responsibilities.

This role will manage projects in a matrix organization with no direct reports, responsible for working with functional managers on resource allocation.

Candidate skills & requirements

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering and a minimum of 4 years of experience in an engineering or technical project management role

• Demonstrated experience participating or leading the development of new complex technical products, preferably in the aerospace or other highly regulated industry

• Experience working within a matrix organization

• Experience leading technical teams

• Experience with MS Project or equivalent is essential

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading cross-functional program teams

• Experience developing an aerospace product for a US Military Program

• Aerospace experience and understanding of standards (RTCA DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, ARP4754A, etc.)

• Experience with Power BI

• PMP Certified

Knowledge/Skills

• Leadership Skills : Strong leadership and strategic thinking capabilities along with the ability to interface with cross-functional disciplines; using excellent interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion

• Emotional Skills: Self-motivated with problem solving and decision making skills. Emotionally resilient and able to work effectively against demanding targets in a complex, multi-disciplined environment

• Negotiation Skills: Ability to conduct negotiations internally or externally with customers, partners, competitors, etc. and reach consensus, in line with program objectives.

• Customer relations: Ability to establish a relationship of trust with program customers and converge the needs of all parties in the form of shared and mutually acceptable solutions. Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to develop clear and detailed plans

• Financial Aspects : Ability to understand the key financial metrics and tools (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash flow, Business case, Earn Value), Proactive generation of recovery plans

• Communication: Convey the key issues/objectives of the company and the program to internal and external customers.

• Cooperation: Collaborate as part of a multi-partner organization (program team, management, customers, partners, etc.). In particular, effectively manage relations with customers, partners, etc. and understand their decision-making processes. Demonstrate a positive attitude at all levels, enabling to find the best solution for the Group. Promote the program in his/her internal and external environment.

Physical Demands

This position sits and performs computer work for extended periods of time.

Work Environment

The work environment is an office setting with moderate office noise.

Annual salary

unknown

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Ohio

City (-ies)

Twinsburg

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 3 years