Quest Defense is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are part of a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.
The achievers, high performers, and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
Potential Job Functions:
- Lead daily stand-ups, Project/Line of balance (LOB) meetings
- Develop and track engineering project schedules
- Track schedule, commit dates & delivery of critical engine hardware
- Track/communication of action items
- Provide weekly progress updates on existing issues until items are closed
- Review issue logs on a daily basis and acknowledge and process new issues
- Manage/coordinate due dates on a weekly basis to prevent issues from becoming overdue
- Participate in internal team calls to engage help where needed to resolve issues
- Interact with multiple organizations and management levels
- Leverage internal contacts to drive issues to closure
- Prepare & present weekly & monthly reports
Preferred Skills
- 1-3 years of experience with Aerospace/Aircraft Engines
- Associate or bachelor’s degree or significant relevant experience
- 3+ years of experience leading (project management) of engineering or technically driven projects
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or other scheduling software
- Knowledge of engineering processes:
- Engineering change process
- Customer gated review process
- Design reviews process
