Engineering Project Lead

Airbus•Wichita, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Engineering Project Lead to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas. You will be part of a team that supports the on-time, on-cost and on-quality delivery of design and certification documentation to support Airbus aircraft globally. Duties include project leadership in close coordination with Heads of Engineering and Head of Skills within the local and transnational Airbus teams to engage and support a variety of projects. This position supports project execution of these engineering activities through technical project management knowledge.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials.
Minimum thirteen (13) years total experience in engineering with airframe structures and/or system installation projects.
Position requires in-depth knowledge of technical principles of engineering. Applied knowledge of technical documentation, techniques and procedures.
A strong computer background, including MS Office application experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suite application experience (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
Authorized to Work in the US
Working knowledge of all Airbus Structures.

Responsibilities

Support development of resource planning and budget alignment for organization's annual operating plan.
Accountable for developing project budgets, securing workload and targets, and communicating attributes related to business performance including travel and subcontracting to management.
Able to establish project requirements and set commitments for self and global teams. This includes internal and external teams
Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.
Facilitate Design Reviews with Chief Engineering and Technical Representatives to support program milestones.
Develop, report and analyze KPIs to internal and external customers.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
Retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Paid time off including personal time
Holidays
Generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
Unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path
Opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes
National and international mobility