Chief Integrator - Systems Engineering

What are your contributions to the team?

•    Lead a team of Systems Engineers
•    Participate in the recruitment and integration of new employees
•    Ensure a good, positive, and healthy working environment for the employees (communication, recognition, coaching, and career development plans/opportunities).
•    Ensure adequate engineering resources are allocated to the tasks to support aircraft development and support production and in-service issue resolution
•    Manage and resolve priority conflicts within the work package and with internal customers.
•    Be accountable for the Systems group’s performance – deliver on-time, within budget and with quality to support the business objectives.
•    Establish the work package governance.
•    Participate in the organization of the program governance.
•    Provide visibility on the execution, issues, and escalations, as needed, to your Director/VP.
•    Participate in budget preparation and have accountability for managing financial resources.
•    Plan technical activities to  meet the program objectives and commitments.
•    Identify cost reduction opportunities.
•    Identify training and travel required to support business needs.
•    Develop or adapt tools and processes as needed by the function in order to meet our organizational objectives.
•    Manage the system Supplier(s) and establish weekly technical coordination meetings to meet program commitments
•    Develop system installation conceptual layouts for the complete Airframe on new and existing aircraft programs.
•    Closely interface with structures, stress, systems, interiors, and support functions such as thermodynamics, mass properties, etc.
•    Generate preliminary design studies and layouts using 3D modeling. 
•    Provide technical solutions to resolve design or manufacturing issues.
•    Generate and execute weight savings ideas.
•    Supply input to impact analysis (technical, cost, schedule).
•    Support directly other engineering and operations departments.
•    Support or lead design and program reviews with partner/suppliers.
•    Provide status for project and functional management.
•    Manage design changes through all the cycles of the change management process.
•    Interface with Procurement, Program Management Office and Product Planning as required to meet the program objectives and commitments.

How to thrive in this role?

•    You have a technologist or bachelor’s degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering or aerospace technical field plus a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in aerospace or related industry.
•    You possess a strong knowledge of aircraft structures and/or systems installation: configuration, preliminary sizing, design for manufacturing, detail design (sheet metal, machined parts, piping, component assembly, GD&T), material and processes, certification requirements, weight control and industry design standards.
•    You have a strong familiarity in aerospace manufacturing processes and capabilities.
•    Your familiarity with Aircraft systems overall operation and function is considered an asset.
•    Your familiarity with in-service operation and aircraft maintenance is an asset.
•    Your familiarity with Aircraft Interiors is considered an asset.
•    You have knowledge of CATIA V5, Enovia and MS Office is required.
•    Knowledge of NX and Teamcenter is an asset.
•    You are an energetic person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, have a high sense of commitment, are willing to accept responsibilities and act independently in a high-pressure partner/supplier team.
•    You must be fluent in English. Knowledge of French is an asset.