Manager, Innovation, Concept Development

What are your contributions to the team?

Bombardier is a global leader, creating innovative and game-changing planes. Our products and services provide world-class transportation experiences that set new standards in passenger comfort, energy, efficiency, reliability and safety. We are a global organization focused on working together with a team spirit.

The new Bombardier Innovation and Design Centre has been created to meet the vision for differentiating our product centered around the principal customer experience. The Manager, Innovations, Concept Development will be working closely with the Design and Prototyping teams of the Aircraft Innovation group and will be responsible for taking innovative ideas from concept through to prototyping and testing. To do that, this person needs a strong understanding of customer needs, and an ability to lead and execute the development of all our innovative products.

You must be energetic, self-motivated, enthusiastic and a true team player. We want you to bring your positivity, passion, creativity and resilience to our team. You will report to the Director, Design and Innovation.

In your role, you will:

• Lead a team of cross-functional professionals to develop, iterate, test and validate our most innovative new concepts
• Create a culture of experimentation, failing fast and iterating on designs to achieve the ultimate vision of our innovative concepts
• Plan all activities related to the development of new ideas and manage deliverables in a fast paced environment, including interactions with partners and suppliers
• Collaborate and negotiate with core engineering, programs, operations, and procurement leaders and disciplines to align support and guidance for our projects
• Present and promote the innovation projects within the organization to the leadership team and extended functions
• Ensure a successful handover to the Programs and Engineering organizations for flawless execution
• Support the implementation of the innovation through to delivery and in-service.

How to thrive in this role?

• You have a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent.
• You have 10 years of experience in Engineering, product development and certification of aerospace products.
• You are entrepreneurial, creative and open minded.
• You have a passion for aviation, particularly business aircraft and emerging technologies
• You are a strong communicator, leader and listener.
• You are motivated by challenges and have a drive for results, bringing a strong technical aptitude, knowledge of manufacturing processes, and a good overall problem-solving approach.
• You have strong corporate agility, strong soft skills, credibility, and the persuasiveness required to influence decisions without having formal authority.
• You have experience leading a team.