Program Engineer Manager III (Chief Engineer)
About The Position
We are seeking a person desiring a career as a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) for our Fort Worth, Texas site. The candidate's role will require strong leadership and technical abilities to oversee engineering projects in the aerospace defense industry. As the engineering lead, the PEM (also sometimes referred to as the Chief Engineer) will serve as the technical conscience for this line of products and services. This requires a strong technical leader who understands the USAF and foreign air forces' needs, Support Equipment (S.E.) product/system requirements, flight-line test equipment, and their mission and/or applications for ensuring fighter aircraft availability for both the flight-line and back shop. This position overseas the on-site engineers' technical tasks, negotiates appropriate staffing, and is a key member of the product line leadership team. Other program stakeholders for which this technical leader interfaces are the program managers, contracts, finance, quality, operations, suppliers, and our customers. This engineering leadership position is involved in the complete engineering (ISO certified) lifecycle of products and programs from concept definition, through the proposal phase, requirements analysis, development and test, verification, and sustainment. This includes performing reviews of the various engineering work-products produced by the engineers during the lifecycle. In addition, key responsibilities include overseeing the engineering lifecycle associated with S.E. hardware and software modifications to meet aircrafts' new capabilities. The PEM will review and approve engineering proposals (i.e., basis of estimates) in accordance with Certified Cost & Pricing Data requirements, as well as be an active participant in customer negotiations of our proposals. Excellent writing skills will be necessary in this role, to generate Cost and Technical Volumes for winning competitive proposals. Additional requirements for this position are subject matter expertise in aircraft systems (e.g., avionics, armament, electrical, etc.), the application of military standards to products, be able to conduct briefings to customers/stakeholders (e.g., technical issues, capability updates, product roadmaps, design reviews, etc.), and serve as a key technical interface to U.S. and foreign customers, and internal stakeholders. Additionally this technical leader should keep abreast of the latest technologies in the aerospace industry for potential integration into current flight-line and/or back-shop S.E. products. This includes the Air Force's flight line of the future applications, as well as modular open systems, and digital engineering initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related engineering field.
- 10+ years' in aircraft Support Equipment/flight-line test equipment.
- Experience leading a diverse engineering team in project performance, technical problem solving, performing trade studies.
- Ability to manage budget and schedule.
- Have a sound understanding of engineering principles.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent technical writing skills.
- Secret clearance
Nice To Haves
- Masters of Science degree in related engineering field.
- Experience developing proposals, ECPs, and whitepapers focused on new business.
- Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to diagnose, resolve complex problems and to develop improved methods to increase program efficiency.
- Experience with customer/stakeholder communication, management, relationship building, and customer satisfaction
- Experience communicating with foreign military customers/stakeholders.
- Experience using digital engineering tools and modeling.
Responsibilities
- Oversee engineering projects in the aerospace defense industry
- Serve as the technical conscience for this line of products and services
- Oversee the on-site engineers' technical tasks
- Negotiate appropriate staffing
- Key member of the product line leadership team
- Interface with program managers, contracts, finance, quality, operations, suppliers, and customers
- Involved in the complete engineering (ISO certified) lifecycle of products and programs from concept definition, through the proposal phase, requirements analysis, development and test, verification, and sustainment
- Overseeing the engineering lifecycle associated with S.E. hardware and software modifications to meet aircrafts' new capabilities
- Review and approve engineering proposals (i.e., basis of estimates) in accordance with Certified Cost & Pricing Data requirements
- Active participant in customer negotiations of our proposals
- Generate Cost and Technical Volumes for winning competitive proposals
- Conduct briefings to customers/stakeholders (e.g., technical issues, capability updates, product roadmaps, design reviews, etc.)
- Serve as a key technical interface to U.S. and foreign customers, and internal stakeholders
- Keep abreast of the latest technologies in the aerospace industry for potential integration into current flight-line and/or back-shop S.E. products
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
- Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
- Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
