Manager - Engineering
About The Position
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network. Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together. At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.
Requirements
- B.S Degree or equivalent experience in engineering or related technical field
- 2-4 years of experience as a principal engineer (or similar role elsewhere in the industry)
- Engineering skill sets which can be applied to a range of avionics systems
- Flexibility to work operational issues in addition to project specific work
- Ability to analyze complex technical issues, detailed level of project management for regulatory compliance modifications
- Excellent verbal and technical writing skills needed
- Strong skills in MS office applications (Excel, word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Travel up to 20% may be required, including international travel
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Nice To Haves
- Ability to specify, install and sustain specific avionics equipage for functionality, reliability and life cycle management
- Previous people leadership experience
- Previous ATA 31 experience (ex. displays, flight data recorders, CMS, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Manage normal engineering duties as a subject matter expert, in line with the responsibilities of a principal engineer
- Complete technical reviews of engineering documents generated by other team members
- As a member of the leadership team, own and present project and issue status at departmental meetings
- Engage with OEMs, FAA and other external entities as necessary, related to technical issues and industry trends
- Provide leadership and development to team members, in support of their career growth and engagement
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- accident & disability
- parental leave
- employee assistance program
- commuter
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- 401(k)
- flight privileges
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Associate degree
