MANAGER - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

AeroTEC Inc.•Seattle, WA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

AeroTEC’s Engineering Services Department supports and provides comprehensive, full-service aerospace engineering services to customers in aircraft design, test, and certification. The Engineering Services Department is responsible for providing engineering consulting services related to aircraft design, performance, similarity analysis, reviewing and supporting certification activities, determining test requirements, and planning and documenting testing to meet customer needs. These services vary, depending on the customer needs and objectives. The Engineering Services Department provides areas of expertise such as Flight Sciences, Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, Powerplant & FIFA, Air Systems, Cabin Safety, Structures, Flight Control, and Liaison Engineering. The Manager, Systems Engineering is responsible for leading the Systems Engineering function across all programs and projects within AeroTEC’s portfolio. This includes providing technical leadership and ownership across the core systems engineering domains of requirements management, development and process assurance, safety, security, certification, and development planning, as well as related domains such as verification and validation (excluding flight and ground test, but including integration lab testing), configuration baseline support, airworthiness, environmental qualification, reliability/maintainability/availability, and cybersecurity coordination. The Manager, Systems Engineering is responsible for the development, maintenance, and consistent application of systems engineering processes, for managing a team of Group Leads and Engineers, and for overseeing the cost, schedule, and quality performance of systems engineering scope across a portfolio of projects. This role requires the significant exercise of independent discretion and judgment in matters of significance.

Requirements

Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or related). Other Engineering fields may be considered.
Minimum ten (10) years of aerospace engineering experience, including substantive systems engineering work across multiple of the listed domains (requirements, safety, certification, etc.).
Minimum three (3) years of experience leading other technical personnel and managing a project to completion, including responsibility for cost, schedule, and quality outcomes.
This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Earned Value Management on aerospace programs.
Experience managing external contractors, consultants, or service suppliers.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across all Systems Engineering domains for every program and project, including: Requirements management – origination, decomposition, allocation, traceability, validation, verification, and change control of system and sub-system requirements. Development and process assurance – establishing, monitoring, and continuously improving the systems engineering lifecycle, work products, and gate reviews. Safety – leading the system safety process, including FHA, PSSA, SSA, common cause analysis, and particular risks, and ensuring closure of safety-driven requirements. Security – ensuring information and aircraft system security (including cyber-airworthiness considerations) are addressed in architecture, requirements, and certification artifacts. Certification – ownership of the systems aspects of certification plans, means of compliance, regulator engagement, and the production of compliance evidence. Development planning – producing and maintaining systems engineering plans, schedules, and resource forecasts that integrate with overall program plans. Additional domains as applicable: verification & validation excluding flight and ground test (analysis, inspection, similarity, review-based methods, and integration lab testing), configuration baseline support, environmental qualification, reliability/maintainability/availability, cybersecurity, and supplier technical management.
Develop, maintain, and continuously improve AeroTEC’s systems engineering processes, procedures, templates, and tools; mentor and support other engineering disciplines in the correct application of those processes.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including: Flight Test – to align test requirements, instrumentation needs, and verification approaches. Design Teams (Mechanical, Electrical, Structures, Powerplant, Avionics, Interiors, etc.) – to ensure system requirements are correctly flowed, allocated, and implemented. Configuration and Data Management – to maintain the integrity of requirements, interfaces, and certification baselines. Program Management – to integrate systems engineering scope, deliverables, and risks into program plans and customer reporting. Customers, suppliers, and certification authorities – representing AeroTEC’s systems engineering position with technical authority and professionalism.
Manage and support a portfolio of projects from a Systems Engineering perspective – own the cost and schedule performance of systems engineering scope, applying Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to plan, baseline, measure (BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, CV, SV, CPI, SPI), forecast, and recover work; produce variance analyses and corrective action plans.
Oversee the quality of systems engineering work products across all domains, ensuring artifacts (requirements, safety analyses, certification plans, integration lab test plans/procedures/reports, V&V evidence, etc.) meet AeroTEC, customer, and regulatory standards prior to release.
Identify the need for, scope, source, and manage the work product of contractors, consultants, and external service suppliers supporting Systems Engineering activities; ensure their deliverables meet technical, quality, schedule, and budget expectations.
Manage the Systems Engineering team – Group Leads and Engineers – including: Day-to-day direction, workload balancing, and ensuring teams are correctly loaded against program needs. Performance management, including feedback, performance reviews, and recovery plans for under-performance. Professional development, mentoring, training plans, and succession planning. Recruiting, onboarding, and retention of systems engineering talent. Administrative tasks: shift/coverage scheduling, timesheet review, and approvals.
Identify, communicate, and actively manage technical and programmatic risks within the Systems Engineering scope; report key metrics, status, and issues to the Head of Engineering, Program Management, and customers as appropriate.
Develop and execute strategic plans for capability growth in Systems Engineering, including tooling, methods (e.g., model-based systems engineering), training, capacity, and cost optimization.
Complete special projects and other duties as assigned by the Head of Engineering.