Headline

Project Management Associate – Aerospace & Defence | Avionics Programs | Project Coordination | Certification & Qualification Testing | HAL | DRDO | CEMILAC

About

Project Management Associate with experience managing Aerospace & Defence Avionics and LRU programs involving project coordination, qualification testing, certification activities, stakeholder management, and technical documentation. Currently working on end-to-end Aerospace & Defence projects by collaborating with Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software, Design, Procurement, Operations, and Finance teams to ensure timely execution and successful project delivery. Experienced in coordinating with defence organizations including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, and Indian Air Force for certification, compliance, testing, and milestone tracking activities. Skilled in: • Project Scheduling & PMO Support • Stakeholder Coordination • Qualification & Certification Documentation • Risk & Issue Tracking • Agile Coordination • JIRA & Planisware • Technical Reporting & Presentations • Cross-Functional Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Planisware, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets Passionate about Aerospace, Defence Technology, Program Management, and building scalable project execution processes.

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Project Management Associate at AerX Labs, Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, • Managing Aerospace & Defence Avionics and LRU projects from planning to certification and delivery. • Coordinating with Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software, Design, Procurement, Operations, and Finance teams for smooth project execution. • Working with defence stakeholders including HAL, DRDO, CEMILAC, and Indian Air Force for project coordination and certification activities. • Preparing project schedules, milestone trackers, risk registers, and status reports using Planisware, JIRA, and Excel. • Supporting qualification testing and certification activities aligned with RTCA DO-160, DO-178C, and MIL-STD standards. • Conducting project reviews, technical discussions, PDR/CDR meetings, and stakeholder presentations. • Managing technical documentation, compliance records, and certification deliverables.

Project Coordinator at Powerplay, Nov 2023 - Jun 2024 · 7 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Designed and executed detailed manual test cases for mobile and web applications. • Performed functional, UI/UX, regression, smoke, and user acceptance testing. • Developed basic Selenium automation scripts for repetitive test flows. • Performed API-level testing with Postman for authentication flows and backend response validation. • Utilized Charles Proxy to analyze API calls, debug network issues, and validate data consistency. • Reported bugs using Jira with complete steps, screenshots, logs, and severity/priority classification. • Collaborated with dev and product teams to ensure bug closure and release quality. • Created test documentation, bug reports, and test summary reports

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, The oxford college of engineering