Section Chief, Advanced Structure Engineering

What are your contributions to the team?

• Manage a team of structural designers and stress analysts.
• Develop and implement strategies for the definition of future aircraft structures, proposing innovative and competitive solutions.
• Develop or adapt tools and processes according to the needs of the function in order to achieve our organizational objectives.
• Ensure that adequate engineering resources are assigned to tasks to meet product development deadlines and project execution.
• Set annual employee objectives, evaluate performance, establish salary and recommendations for career progression.
• Be accountable for your group's performance - delivering on time, on budget and with quality to support company objectives.
• Ensure a positive and healthy work environment for employees (communication, recognition, coaching and career development plans/opportunities).
• Provide visibility on execution, problems encountered and escalate as needed to your manager/director.
• Manage and resolve priority conflicts within own department and with internal customers.
• Participate in the recruitment and integration of new employees.
• Participate in budget preparation and be responsible for the management of financial resources.
• Identify training and travel required to support to the business needs.

How to thrive in this role?

• You have a bachelor's degree in mechanical or aeronautical engineering.
• You have 10+ years in the aerospace industry, with a good understanding of the requirements related to the development of primary structures, both in terms of design and justification.
• You have experience in structural integrations, and a good understanding of how the systems work and interact with the overall aircraft.
• You have practical experience of conceptual design and preliminary sizing.
• You have an interest in business aviation improvement and are a strategic thinker. 
• You have a minimum of 2-3 years' positive experience in a management position.
• You are a team player, work in a multidisciplinary team and can demonstrate strong organizational and managerial skills (planning structure and prioritization)
• You are creative in finding ways to solve problems and have the ability to bring your ideas to fruition.
• You are organized/motivated and bilingual (French, English) with strong oral/written English skills.
• You have knowledge of aeronautical product certification (Atout)
•  You have experience in developing new products and supporting products in service (Asset)