Essential Responsibilities
- The CED Leader is responsible for the overall management of the SME technical resources for Systems, Security and IMA design. This role also provides leadership for the DQA, Certification and Safety Teams, including staffing and budget management. S/he must demonstrate leadership in communicating technical objectives aligned to business goals, organizational capability development, programs objectives, and process compliance.
- Provides expertise in technical guidance in support of commercial system development activities and business initiatives with internal and external customers.
- Develops and maintains strong working relationships with cross-functional teams at AVIAGE and counterpart organizations from Customer, partners, suppliers, as well as Certification Regulatory Authorities.
- Facilitates technology roadmaps internal to the engineering organization, assuring alignment to Business Development objectives and overall Company goals.
- Enforces compliance with Safety, Certification, DQA processes and standards, sharing best practices and technical guidance across the Organization and business.
- Provides ongoing leadership to develop project deployment strategies, and priorities to meet schedules, quality, and Organizational objectives.
- Provide technical leadership to personnel supporting assigned projects to execute the design, analysis, or evaluation/technical audit of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product /program requirements.
- Support the Bid and Proposal of new projects and programs specifically designed in response to internal and external customer requirements.
- Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.
- Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews.
- Develop outreach and training programs for the Engineering population.
- Provide technical expertise to each Product Team as required to assure success on all projects/programs.
- Learn and advance technologies within the team to assure each SME is personally positioned at the cutting edge of the technical community and industry as our technical discipline experts within the company.
- Develop specific discipline knowledge and capabilities within the Organization through talent acquisition, mentoring, co-development and lab environment/demonstration projects to support the technical pipeline and technology roadmap.
- Create general technical awareness within the Engineering community for specific disciplines or identified technical areas, i.e. Certification and Safety.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Masters of Science in an Engineering discipline
- At least 20 years of experience in related engineering positions including leading teams of engineers, specialists, and individuals across the business.
- Familiarity with TC, STC, TSO/ETSO approval process, FAA FAR, EASA CS, Advisory Circulars, Orders and Notices, specifically in ARP4761, ARP4754A, DO-178B, DO-254, DO-297, etc.
- Ability to guide and influence others, effective team building and problem solving skills. Ability to define and convey a vision of technical understanding and vision aligned with business objectives.
