Section Chief, Engineering, Aircraft Systems Architecture Development and Integration, Systems

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Section Chief – Aircraft Systems Architecture Development and Integration, Systems Engineering Practices

The Aircraft Systems Architecture Development and Integration Team roles and responsibilities are:

• Develop and maintain Systems Engineering practices incorporating greater use of model-based techniques to be employed by system engineers across the organization.
• Responsible for A/C Level development plan and associated development assurance activities.
• Define the A/C level architecture and associated A/C level requirements that best respond to the market and program management needs.
• Responsible for preliminary sizing tools development and validation for systems elements and their application.
• Responsible for the A/C level systems tradeoffs that lead to the definition of the product configuration and architecture.
• Elaborate and maintain the aircraft level requirements with the support of various disciplines.
• Responsible for A/C Level I/F requirements and definition (Functional and Physical)
• Are responsible for oversight of the A/C Level Validation & Verification activities from the definition to the execution including the associated documentation.
• Responsible for A/C Level Validation and Verification Plan.  Oversee and author where applicable of A/C Level test plans and procedure production. Oversight of the various work package V&V activities to ensure completeness at A/C level
• Responsible for Validation and Verification Summary.  Technical oversight of verification and validation reports from various disciplines to ensure completeness at A/C level.

What are your contributions to the team?

• Delegate and organize resources to meet the requirements of the various projects
• Participate in manpower planning activities and budget preparation
• Be accountable for managing financial resources
• Ensure adequate quality level and adherence to Bombardier's Systems Engineering methods and standards for all deliverables produced.
• Define individual goals and expected results for employees under your supervision.
• Perform employee performance reviews and participate in the recruitment and integration of new employees.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, mentoring and training, on a regular basis, to enable employees reach their goals.
• Work collaboratively with technical leaders (Fellows, senior experts, chief architects) to align on priorities and decisions.
• Communicate effectively and favor efficient open communication.
• Support the continuous improvement, growth and industry competitiveness of our Systems Engineering methods captured under the Product Development and Integration Bombardier Manuals.
• Act as a senior architect deployed to one of the key major projects and as such be responsible for coordination of the execution of the team assigned to a specific project.
• Support building strong relationships with Bombardier’s systems suppliers and other industry stakeholders.

How to thrive in this role?

• You have more than 10 years of relevant experience in aircraft control systems architecture development, integration, and certification.
• You have experience working with multidisciplinary and technically complex projects in the Aerospace industry.
• You have strong knowledge of aircraft and complex systems development process methodologies and associated practices. (ex: ARP4754, ARP4761)
• You are open minded, curious, rigorous, and methodical.
• You are a positive team leader.
• You strive for harmonious cohesive teamwork and support knowledge sharing amongst team members.
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.  You approach problem solving with a holistic view.
• You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communication to suit the audience.
• Possess a university degree in Engineering.
• You are fluent in English and French.