As the "Master of the Aviation Schedule," this role steers the hard physical and regulatory realities of drone development safely through the Stage‑Gate process. Your mission is to lead the end‑to‑end execution of complex VectaCore projects—synchronizing the three distinct speeds of the company (long hardware cycles, agile software sprints, and rigorous compliance documentation) from initiation to final acceptance.
Your Responsibilities
* End-to-End Stage‑Gate Control: Lead the master schedule for all hardware and certification milestones (Concept, PDR, CDR, FAI), ensuring products navigate the formal development phases smoothly.
* Cross‑Functional Orchestration: Define critical convergence dates where hardware and mechanics must be physically ready for software teams to test their increments, preventing siloed delays and ensuring system‑level integration.
* Hardware & Supply Chain Synchronization: Monitor long lead times for physical prototype components and coordinate with the Supply Chain to ensure parts arrive exactly when needed for HIL (Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop) or flight testing.
* BOM Management: Take ownership of ensuring that Bill of Materials (BOMs) are finalized and released on schedule to support procurement and manufacturing.
* Budget & Resource Control: Continuously monitor project costs (COGS and development hours) and manage engineering capacity allocation to avoid bottlenecks and ensure financial fidelity.
* Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify technical, supply chain, or regulatory risks that could impact milestones or SAIL III/IV certification, implementing immediate mitigation strategies.
Compliance Alignment
Partner with Requirements and Airworthiness teams to ensure all project artifacts and documentation are prepared for LBA/EASA audits.
Your Profile
* Educational Background: A degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace preferred), Business Informatics, or a related field with a strong technical foundation.
* Professional Experience: 5+ years in Project Management, specifically in a Mechatronics or Avionics environment where hardware and software are developed simultaneously.
* Methodological Fluency: A deep understanding of "Hybrid" project management, comfortably bridging the gap between Waterfall‑style hardware gates and Agile software cycles.
* Certifications: PMP, Prince2, or Agile certifications (Scrum/Kanban) are preferred.
* Hard Skills: Experience with milestone and critical path tracking, scope control (Change Management), and technical stakeholder communication.
* Soft Skills: High resilience and the ability to lead cross‑functional engineering teams through competence and influence rather than formal disciplinary authority.
We Offer
* Collaboration is our top priority. We're not looking for cogs in the machine, but rather individuals who enrich our team and whom we value as people.
* We don't believe in silos. We celebrate successes together, learn from mistakes together, and support each other – always as equals.
* Short decision‑making processes and open doors are standard practice here. Your ideas won't get lost in bureaucracy; they'll be heard, discussed, and implemented.
* The tech world never stands still, and neither will you. We support your personal and professional development (certifications, conferences, courses) with a dedicated budget and paid time off.
* Design your workday to fit your life. We offer a healthy balance of remote work (home office) and productive time in our modern startup office, combined with flexible working hours.
Collective Agreement
For this position we offer a gross annual salary starting from € 64,554 on a full‑time basis. Depending on your qualifications and experience, overpayment is a given for us.
About Us
We are VectaCore. A European‑owned technology company building unmanned systems (UxV's) for the air, water, and land. As a young company with a fast‑growing team backed by the PIERER Digital Holding, we replace manual inspection, transport, and monitoring in industries like critical infrastructure and public safety. We do this because we believe the people who secure, protect, and build our world deserve uncompromising autonomy across every domain.
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