Project Coordinator, Manufacturing Operations

About the role

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the world's first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities.

The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our fast-growing manufacturing team!

Role Overview

Echodyne is seeking a Project Coordinator to support manufacturing process changes, continuous improvement initiatives, and production readiness. This person will create and maintain project schedules, process flows, coordinate cross-functional activities, and track execution to help our manufacturing operations meet quality, delivery, and capacity objectives.

As a Project Coordinator, you will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to translate project objectives into actionable plans. You will help implement manufacturing process improvements by organizing activities, managing schedules and dependencies, following up on commitments, and communicating progress and risks.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules, including tasks, milestones, dependencies, resource needs, and target completion dates.
• Coordinate manufacturing process changes and improvement projects from planning through implementation and verification.
• Work with technical teams to define project scope, deliverables, owners, and completion criteria.
• Assess the implementation needs of proposed changes, including impacts on production schedules, equipment, materials, documentation, and operator training.
• Coordinate change reviews and track required approvals, validation activities, and production readiness before implementation.
• Monitor progress against schedules, identify delays and resource constraints, and work with project owners to develop recovery plans.
• Organize project meetings, document decisions, maintain action and issue logs, and follow up with stakeholders to close open items.
• Prepare project status reports and dashboards that communicate accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, and decisions needed.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle time, improve quality, increase capacity, and standardize manufacturing processes.
• Coordinate updates to work instructions and related documentation, track training completion, and confirm handoff to manufacturing.
• Track agreed project outcomes and improvement metrics, and document lessons learned.

Required Skills / Experience

• Experience coordinating projects or improvement activities in a manufacturing, engineering, or operations environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain schedules, track dependencies, and manage multiple priorities.
• Working understanding of manufacturing processes and the coordination needed to introduce changes into production.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with consistent follow-through on commitments.
• Ability to identify risks and issues, gather relevant information, and escalate concerns with clear recommendations.
• Effective written and verbal communication, including preparing status reports and facilitating meetings.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and drive action across teams without direct reporting authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and a scheduling or project management tool, such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or Monday.com.

Desired Skills / Experience

(Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)

• Experience with electronics manufacturing, assembly and test operations, or production equipment deployment.
• Familiarity with engineering change processes, document control, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, standard work, or other continuous improvement methods.
• Experience tracking manufacturing metrics such as cycle time, throughput, yield, or on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, operations, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Two or more years of experience in project coordination, manufacturing operations, or a related role.
• CAPM, Lean Six Sigma, or a similar certification is a plus.

Additional information

Echodyne's technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant's eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

What We Offer

• This is a non-exempt role.
• The hourly rate for this role is $28.82 - $43.99 USD
• If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that's a great fit for you!

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Generous Benefits:
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
• Virtual Care - 98Point6
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Company Holidays