Manager – Aircrew Training Devices

Textron•Fort Worth, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you. This position is fully onsite and based in Fort Worth, TX. Aircrew Training Devices Bring your experience and ideas to serve in a Multi-Program Role serving as a process owner for the design, development, integration, and validation of commercial and military training devices. You’ll oversee and lead a team through the entire simulator life cycle through coordination of requirements & specifications definition, design, development/integration, risk management, customer acceptance, and pursuit of new opportunities as related to aircrew training devices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related field.
Minimum 15 years of experience in working within a flight simulation and/or flight training device environment.
Prior experience leading teams responsible for defining requirements, design, development, integration, and evaluation of hardware & software for flight .
Experience in project cost, performance management, and/or reporting on multi-disciplinary development projects (eg. EVMS)
Experience with USG simulation development programs
Ability to build and maintain effective teams, relationships with customers, internal and external suppliers, as well as horizontal integrations across the teams.
Ability to travel domestic and internationally based on business needs
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD US Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for design and life cycle management of aircrew training devices to support Bell programs efficiently, within program business objectives.
Collaborate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Business Development (BD) to set priority requirements to meet program objectives.
Collaborate with IPTs, BD, and third-party vendors to provide comprehensive statements of work, schedules, and budget estimates to meet program objectives.
Establish processes for design, prototyping and production of training components to align with program requirements
Manage program reviews to include Systems Requirements, System Functional, Preliminary Design and Critical Design Reviews.
Execute design reviews ensuring all necessary deliverables are complete and to the required standard.
Design, develop, test and deliver aircrew training devices, subassemblies and components per integrated program planning.
Perform Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RIO) development and tracking with program management and support IPT RIO management.
Coordinate tracking and capturing design decision notices, impacts and design changes as they occur throughout the program.
Manage ongoing support of existing components and devices to meet program needs.
Establish and manage a comprehensive Capital and OH budget plan to provide accurate forecasting, planning, and spending to align with enterprise finance goals.