Employment Opportunities

Are you interested in working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers? UDRI contributes to the fulfillment of the University’s commitments to education, research and public service through the involvement of students, faculty, Staff, and external partners. Established as the research arm of the University of Dayton in 1956, UDRI achieved $2.75 billion in cumulative sponsored research in 2020. Sponsored research for 2022 alone exceeded $220 million. We invite qualified candidates to apply for our Project Planning Specialist opening! This full time and benefit eligible position offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, vacation, sick, and holiday pay. Apply today!

This position will support the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Group and is responsible for the following tasks.
- Generate and complete all forms and documentation necessary to create a full job packet to release to manufacturing shop floor
- Communicate with stakeholders and ensure all pre-requisites are met in preparation for review meetings
- Create and review job routers within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
- Generate project level routers in collaboration with engineering part owners and project manager to help with accurate projection of tasks and timelines
- Conduct routine audit of project folder structures within SolidWorks PDM to ensure compliance with procedures and milestone closeout
- Assist technical project manager in project tracking and updates
- Generate/update briefings for recurring customer meetings based on project status
- Assist the engineering group in logistics and scheduling as needed
Finally, this position will provide customer-facing support, present data, and transmit approved information as requested. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and attention detail are a must. Candidate must be able to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC).

P1 Requirements
1. Associate’s degree in business management, technical, or equivalent
2. 3+ years of professional work experience
3. Experience with project/manufacturing steps tracking
4. Effective interpersonal communication skills capable of collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams
5. Attention to detail
6. Ability to learn and utilize new software/technology with minimal training/guidance
7. Self-motivated with ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision and in a fast-paced environment
8. Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen
9. Experience generating customer deliverable documents and briefings

A P2 must meet all P1 minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below.
1. Bachelor’s degree in business management, technical, or equivalent with 3+ years of professional work experience
2. Familiarity with agile project management

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Experience working in a manufacturing environment
2. Experience generating manufacturing routers
3. Experience using an ERP system
4. Experience reviewing documents for accuracy
5. Experience in technical project management
6. Experience using SolidWorks PDM

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.