Systems Engineering Manager at Columbia Helicopters, Inc. in Aurora, Oregon

Job Description:

The Systems Engineering Manager plans, organizes, and leads the Systems Engineering group to achieve Company objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership and direction to the Systems Engineering group (comprised of systems and certification engineers) to successfully meet department and Company goals


• Key member of the Company’s engineering leadership team and helps to provide cohesive leadership to the entire Company by working effectively with peers and cross-functional teams


• Ensures all Systems Engineering activities meet quality, cost, and schedule to achieve corporate objectives


• Ensures all Systems Engineering activities are in conformance with organization's established policies


• Ensures innovative systems and processes are identified and implemented to enhance Company’s future


• Provides intra-departmental Systems Engineering support throughout the organization


• Coaches and develops System Engineers to be technical professionals


• Writes and reviews System Engineering policies and procedures


• Develops system architectures, requirements compliance matrices, and other system documentation in support of proposals and development projects


• Proposes and ensures all Systems Engineering expenditures meet budgetary constraints


• Conducts performance evaluations, plans salary actions, recommends hires and promotions, anticipates, and plans for skills and human resource requirements and develops staff to meet those needs


• Interprets and applies organization policies and provides leadership toward resolving employee problems


• Conducts oneself in accordance with Company’s Core Values


• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and 10 years of relevant engineering experience in aviation, or an advanced degree and seven years of relevant experience in aviation


• A minimum of three years of engineering management experience


• Experience with aircraft electrical/mechanical system definition, modification, and installation


• Experience with defining system requirements and their flow through the life cycle of the system.


• Experience with demonstrating compliance to Federal Aviation Regulations, with a preference for 14 CFR Part 29 experience


• Effectively coordinates requirements with engineering leadership and other internal customers


• Ability to write and review Company policies and procedures


• Ability to coach and develop technical professionals of all experience levels


• Strong customer relations and interpersonal skills


• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills to present ideas, concepts, and proposals to audiences at all levels effectively


• Must demonstrate commitment, vision, and a tenacity to drive assignments to completion


• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Experience with project planning for technically complex projects


• Experience with systems safety assessments


• Experience with functional hazard assessment


• Experience with human factors analysis


• Experience with systems integration and testing


• Experience with environmental testing


• Experience with service documentation


• Experience as a Designated Engineering Representative

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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