About The Position

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip. Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager you'll play a pivotal part on our Research Design & Development team.

Requirements

  • BS or BA degree in Business Management, Engineering or equivalent in a related field (e.g. Information Systems) required.
  • 7 years related experience in configuration management. Experience in the aviation industry is preferred.
  • Minimum of 21 years of leadership experience
  • Strong knowledge of PLM systems (Product Life Cycle Management)
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong knowledge of MRP systems
  • Good knowledge of SmarTeam
  • Experience working with OEM
  • Experience with industrialization processes and supply chain interactions
  • Proven ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
  • Experience coaching and managing a team of engineers including conducting annual performance reviews
  • Excellent organization and communication skills
  • Business acumen to assist in establishing budgets, providing program health metrics to management, make recommendations for resourcing programs
  • Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally
  • Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  • Ability to develop, implement and monitor corrective action plans
  • Strong planning and organizational skills.
  • Knowledge of basic engineering information flow and concept
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments with attention to detail
  • Does require fluent communication in English language.
  • Employment Status may be part-time, full-time, or temporary.
  • Traveling may be required.
  • Protracted or irregular hours may be required.
  • Relocation to another Safran facility may be required.

Nice To Haves

  • Good working knowledge of CATIA V5 & Smarteam preferred
  • Knowledge of databases is preferred
  • Black Belt Six Sigma

Responsibilities

  • Lead the activities of the configuration management engineers and document control personnel to meet program and customer requirements.
  • Lead and manage all configuration management related activities and ensure that customer configuration management requirements are implemented
  • Manage and support a team of CCB administrators (direct and indirect) division wide to release engineering
  • Forecast CCB workload based on engineering release dates for multiple programs.
  • Allocate CCB resources in order to reduce release bottlenecks and prevent release delays
  • Train and support CCB administrators in the engineering release process
  • Review change status accounting activity to ensure compliance with configuration management policies
  • Develop, implement and enforce configuration management processes through the organization
  • Prepare, review, and approve the documentation required to control engineering data. Support both external and internal customers as required
  • Prepare summary reports and metrics of the configuration management process for internal management and the customer
  • Perform, evaluate, and refine Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities and processes
  • Perform, evaluate, and refine configuration status accounting reporting (CSAR) activities. Recommend and implement improvements
  • Responsible for preparing configuration management recurring cost estimates at the proposal phase and during the course of projects
  • Collaborate with organization department and Safran leadership to find cost-effective paths to configuration management
  • Coordination of training for all employees involved in the engineering release process
  • Track and report to engineering managers average release time for each facility
  • Monitor and resolve, if necessary, engineering data revision discrepancies
  • Maintain release procedure tools specific to customer programs
  • Create and maintain procedural documentation for release processes of each customer program
  • Create and maintain SmarTeam workflow procedures for both engineering and general segment-wide documents
  • Work alongside Engineering Applications Managers to create, maintain, and improve existing customization related to workflows and release procedures.
  • Monitors scheduling and department resources to meet/exceed business objectives and goals
  • Recruit, hire, train staff, evaluate employee performance, and recommend or initiate promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action
  • Other duties may be assigned
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