Director – Cargo Engineering

Director – Cargo Engineering

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 18 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Responsibilities

• Drives execution of strategic programs to ensure longevity of product line as well as engage with industry and customer leaders to ensure current and future customer needs are consistently captured and delivered
• Develops engineering talent, and the identification and coaching of engineering leaders is a key responsibility within this role. The leader will ensure the engineering teams are trained in the advanced tools, techniques and processes to drive superior quality into every product we produce
• Directly manages and leads large teams of individual specialists and manager including multi-disciplinary, multi-organization teams. Works across the organization and various disciplines, including Engineering, Quality, Business and Operations
• Contributes to the development of program execution and certification plans and ensure the overall resource demands in terms of staffing, test facilities, and capabilities satisfy the needs of the program execution teams.
• Works with Discipline Managers, Program Chief Engineer, and Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) leaders to identify short and long term capacity and capability gaps and drive corresponding plans to resolve differences between resource supply versus demand. This will include development of internal and external relationships to leverage state-of-the-art non-core engineering capabilities
• Responsibility for overall Design Authority for the site and provides the senior level technical and engineering interface into customers and internally within Collins Aerospace. The candidate is accountable for ensuring rigorous design reviews are conducted to underpin formal certification of each deliverable product. Will also manage engineering budgets, headcount and cost centers to ensure accurate forecasts are maintained and financial obligations are achieved
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management and performance measurement using an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Requirements Management & Financial/Budgeting Acumen
• Direct experience with Lean, Agile, CORE, PPAP, and policy deployment
• Experience leading and coaching people to develop core leadership skills and innovative solutions to problems
• Demonstrated experience with leading organizations involved in the execution of a large portfolio of technically advanced engineering programs
• Technical leadership experience with a global team