Senior Project Manager (Aerospace / Satcom Hardware)

Akkodis is delivering a complex hardware solution for a satellite communication system intended for commercial aviation. The product includes critical electronic and mechanical components installed on aircraft rooftops and operates in a highly regulated environment with stringent quality, traceability, and reliability requirements.

The project is currently executed across multiple delivery centers:

• Toulouse: Hardware & electronics development
• Milan: Mechanical design & analysis

To strengthen project governance, communication, and alignment with customer expectations, Akkodis intends to appoint a full-time Senior Project Manager, based on-site at the customer’s premises in the Geneva / Lausanne area.

Project Governance & Leadership

Act as the single point of accountability for project execution toward the customer

Establish and maintain a clear, structured, and robust project governance

Ensure alignment between: delivered scope, customer expectations, agreed acceptance criteria

Drive decision-making, escalation, and arbitration when required

Planning, Monitoring & Reporting

Own the global project plan, milestones, dependencies, and risks

Ensure consistent tracking of: inputs and requirements, deliverables, decisions, action items, risks and mitigations

Provide clear, concise, and regular reporting to stakeholders

Proactively anticipate deviations and propose corrective actions

Coordination of Distributed Teams

Coordinate multi-site teams across countries and disciplines

Ensure synchronization between hardware and mechanical activities

Facilitate effective communication between engineering teams and stakeholders

Customer Interface & Communication

Represent Akkodis on-site at customer facilities

Ensure expectations are clearly understood, formalized, and translated into actionable plans

Reduce ambiguity between delivered content and expected outcomes

Build a relationship based on transparency, professionalism, and trust

Quality & Delivery Oversight

Ensure deliverables are reviewed and released according to agreed quality standards

Support the definition and enforcement of quality gates and acceptance checkpoints

Work closely with technical leads while remaining independent from day-to-day engineering tasks

Profile

Mandatory

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in a technical or industrial environment
• Strong exposure to hardware development projects (electronics, embedded systems, aerospace, or similar domains)
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage complex situations and difficult discussions
• Fluency in French and English (Italian a plus)

Strongly Preferred

Willingness to work on-site at customer premises

• Experience in aerospace, avionics, satellite communication, or regulated environments
• Experience with multi-site and multi-country delivery models
• Understanding of hardware development lifecycles (schematics, DFMEA, DDD, reviews, validation)
• Direct customer-facing experience in demanding project contexts