Head of Engineering - Resource & Competency

Airbus-posted 2 days ago

Full-time • Mid Level

Onsite • Wichita, KS

5,001-10,000 employees

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Airbus is seeking a Head of Engineering - Resource & Competency , a functional manager role that reports directly to the Regional Head of Resource & Competency and is responsible for all resources within the Mobile Engineering Department. With an understanding of work task requirements and in cooperation with the Heads of Engineering - Projects; employee assignments, skill development, training needs, application requirements, performance assessments and associated salary adjustments are areas of focus. Meet the team: Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world. Your working environment: Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus’ first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our team of 200+ support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.

Manage staffing solutions by transitioning, recruiting or reducing personnel appropriately with focus on overall performance while maintaining redundancy in critical competencies, skills, delegations and assuring diversity
Assure significant individual, team, or group achievements are recognized and address poor performance of individuals or teams when needed.
Lead annual performance assessment to assure fairness across all project and domain teams.
Assure long-term success by understanding the needs of the project team, the individual, and the office by providing balanced staffing solutions that provide the appropriate critical skills and developmental opportunities.
Support staff development needs; ensuring that these needs are identified and solutions are delivered.
Work with the Mobile Engineering Leadership team on the annual promotion process.
Maintain and promote proper ethical behavior by creating a high functioning team that is based on trust.
Anticipate and develop competences required for future & disruptive technologies / architectures / products / new ways of working / environmental impacts and sustainable designs.
Lead Summer Internship, Early Career Development and Airbus Global Graduate Programs locally.
Coordinate with Heads of Resources and Competencies within Airbus Americas to support a Regional resourcing solution.
Support the development of multi-skilling/component/program knowledge and capabilities.
Responsible for the personal development of staff and ensuring succession planning is in place for leadership, supervisory and critical technical positions.
Understand technical processes and inform staff of updates and/or new processes, methods and tools.
Be the voice of the skills and the domain with Centre of Competence and all stakeholders meeting regularly with Technical Authorities and Technical Leadership within 1C and S Supports the preparation of Engineers for Technical Signatory within the organization
Participate in the initial resource planning of work packages or activities and approve contractual agreements (Statement of Work)
Understand resource cost targets and manage staffing levels and costs to meet the business needs
Work with Mobile Engineering Leadership team to allocate annual bonuses and merit increases utilizing performance indicators while being fiscally aware of funding streams and impact to business operations.
Collaborate with Project Teams to ensure One Voice in front of our customers.
Coordinate with Talent Acquisition and HR to communicate resource needs and determine planning for resourcing events

Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering degree
15 years of airframe engineering
Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite
Ability to work in a diverse environment and coordinate with many different functions
Ability to excel in a detail oriented environment
High degree of self-confidence, independence and self-starter/motivator
Proven ability to operate at all levels below Senior Management
Authorized to work in the US.

Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
Health & Welfare: 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.
Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

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