Experience: 10–15 Years

Education: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering; M.Tech preferred

Certification: PMP® / PMI-ACP / CSM®

Role & Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end delivery of aerospace engineering projects, ensuring quality, cost, schedule, productivity, and customer commitments.
- Manage project plans, milestones, resources, risks, issues, financials, and delivery governance.
- Lead engineering activities across Aero Engine Product Engineering, Engineering Changes, MRB/NC disposition, Manufacturing Support, Cost/Weight Reduction, Field Issues, and RCA/Corrective Actions.
- Act as the primary day-to-day interface with global aerospace OEM customers; conduct project reviews and drive issue resolution.
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams; manage staffing, workload, competency development, and performance.
- Coordinate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to deliver engineering solutions.
- Drive project recovery, continuous improvement, Lean/VSM, productivity, and TAT improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for automation, analytics, AI, and digital engineering to improve project efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience





- Strong experience in aerospace/aero-engine engineering and project management.
- Expertise in Engineering Change Management, MRB/NC, Product Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, Manufacturing Support, and RCA.
- Solid capabilities in customer management, project planning, risk management, resource planning, financial management, and stakeholder management.
- Experience leading 10–50+ engineers in global onsite-offshore delivery models.
- Experience with global aerospace OEM customers, preferably US-based.
- Experience in productivity improvement, cost reduction, engineering transformation, or automation initiatives.
- Working knowledge of Teamcenter, Siemens NX, JIRA, MS Project/Smartsheet, MS Excel/PowerPoint, and AI-enabled tools.
- Project Health tracking using EVMS system

Key Success Measures

- On-time delivery, engineering quality, TAT, and project financial performance
- Customer satisfaction and stakeholder engagement
- Productivity and resource utilization
- Risk/issue closure and project recovery
- Team capability development and employee engagement
- Process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement
- Revenue growth and identification of new customer opportunities

📌 Project Lead - Aero Engines (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cyient
📍 Hyderabad