Engineering Project Manager

DRS RADA, a leading defense high-tech company specializing in radar systems development, is seeking a motivated and skilled Engineering Project Manager to join our Engineering Project Management team. Responsibilities: • Lead and coordinate Engineering projects and cross-functional execution activities from planning through completion. • Build, maintain, and track detailed project work plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, and deliverables. • Coordinate activities across Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business Lines. • Monitor project progress, identify execution gaps, and proactively manage risks, issues, and critical paths. • Drive project meetings, execution reviews, action follow-up, and timely closure of open items. • Ensure alignment between Engineering activities, R&D development plans, production priorities, and business milestones. • Provide accurate and timely project status, dashboards, and management reporting. • Escalate significant risks, delays, resource constraints, and cross-functional dependencies. • Work extensively with the company’s project management systems to maintain project control and execution visibility.

Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another relevant field. • 2–5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, or PMO activities within a technological environment. • Experience in building and managing Gantt-based work plans, with project management tools. • Strong cross-functional leadership, assertiveness, and a proactive approach. • Systemic and process-oriented thinking, with strong planning and analytical capabilities. • Ability to drive execution and influence stakeholders without direct authority. • Strong communication, coordination, and follow-up skills. • Ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. • Experience with Jira and ERP systems is an advantage. • Experience in multidisciplinary systems, manufacturing, NPI, or transition-to-production activities is an advantage.