Project Engineer

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role You will build, maintain, and communicate accurate Gannt charts to ensure critical lead times and delivery schedules are understood by hardware, propellant, and test engineers. You will work across several projects at once, typically rocket motor development, component test campaigns, prototype hardware, and related R&D efforts, and keep leadership and technical leads aligned on status, critical path, requirements flow, and risks. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain detailed Gantt charts and in Smart Sheet (or equivalent) for multiple small-to-medium complexity aerospace programs running in parallel Translate statements of work, technical plans, and team inputs into work breakdown structures, task logic, durations, resource loading, and milestones, linking predecessors and successors to understand critical paths Update information regularly based on actual progress, change requests, hardware availability; identify critical path and schedule risks Produce clear schedule reports, look-ahead views, and variance analysis for project leads, engineering managers, and program reviews Coordinate with engineers, technicians, procurement, and test operations to keep task dependencies, lead times, and constraints current Support baseline establishment, schedule health checks, and what-if analysis when scope or resources change Maintain schedule version control and documentation consistent with company and customer requirements Participate in project kickoffs, status meetings, and after-action reviews; flag schedule impacts early Other duties as assigned in a fast-paced R&D and production environment Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, project management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience 3-7 years of project scheduling concurrent projects of small-to-medium complexity without losing fidelity on any one of them Demonstrated proficiency building and maintaining Gantt charts and logic-driven schedules. Smartsheet and Microsoft Project strongly preferred; Primavera P6 experience a plus Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects small-to-medium complexity without losing fidelity on any of them Strong understanding of…