Manager, Engineering

Greenpoint Technologies • Bothell, WA

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About The Position

Provides leadership for Design Engineering groups within Greenpoint’s Engineering Department supporting ongoing and future Greenpoint programs. Ensures adherence to schedule, budget and quality in accordance with program requirements. Effectively leads and manages a team of Engineers to design/certify aircraft modifications. Ensures technical requirements for engineering designs are met. Leads the team to produce designs that account for design to cost, design for installation and design for manufacturing. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training and evaluating staff. Makes recommendations, initiates promotions, transfers and disciplinary action. Conducts 1:1 discussions, annual performance reviews and mid-year reviews and salary adjustments. Sets the quality standard for the engineering department and ensures processes are established and standards are met for their specific discipline. Coaches, trains and mentors a team of Design Engineers to keep all team members working efficiently. Develops analytical tools, databases and work flow procedures, as needed, for efficient design. Manages multiple priorities and competing tasks while making decisions as to priority of tasks and assignment of team members. Works closely and constructively with other departments within Greenpoint to gain consensus on the best strategy for each engineering design issue. Communicates clearly with the engineering team, other departments and vendors, as required, to facilitate smooth completion of Greenpoint designs. Prepares staffing plans, anticipates critical path issues and sets a schedule to meet program schedules and budgets. Assists with bids and estimations of costs for new programs. Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being at work on time and working full shifts. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in engineering
• minimum 8 years industry experience
• a minimum of 4 years’ experience successfully leading a team of engineers, including a proven track record of effective team building and talent development
• Aerospace background required
• Ability to motivate, coach and manage a team including conducting annual performance reviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication and effective presentation skills.
• Knowledge of aircraft interiors and drawing development, installation and FAA requirements.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent technical, conceptual, and financial skills required.
• Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.
• Strong, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

Nice To Haves

• equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to schedule, budget and quality in accordance with program requirements.
• Effectively leads and manages a team of Engineers to design/certify aircraft modifications.
• Ensures technical requirements for engineering designs are met.
• Leads the team to produce designs that account for design to cost, design for installation and design for manufacturing.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training and evaluating staff.
• Makes recommendations, initiates promotions, transfers and disciplinary action.
• Conducts 1:1 discussions, annual performance reviews and mid-year reviews and salary adjustments.
• Sets the quality standard for the engineering department and ensures processes are established and standards are met for their specific discipline.
• Coaches, trains and mentors a team of Design Engineers to keep all team members working efficiently.
• Develops analytical tools, databases and work flow procedures, as needed, for efficient design.
• Manages multiple priorities and competing tasks while making decisions as to priority of tasks and assignment of team members.
• Works closely and constructively with other departments within Greenpoint to gain consensus on the best strategy for each engineering design issue.
• Communicates clearly with the engineering team, other departments and vendors, as required, to facilitate smooth completion of Greenpoint designs.
• Prepares staffing plans, anticipates critical path issues and sets a schedule to meet program schedules and budgets.
• Assists with bids and estimations of costs for new programs.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being at work on time and working full shifts.

Benefits

• award-winning company culture
• on-time delivery of our beautiful products
• Big jobs and stretch assignments.
• High accountability environment, with transparent decisions aligned to values, open communication, and engaged leadership.
• Ability to make a big, visible impact on the end product.
• We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees