Sr. Mgr., Systems & Test Engineering

Curtiss-Wright•Shelby, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Curtiss-Wright is seeking an outstanding working Manager who has passion and experience as a department manager in a matrix engineering organization. Reporting to the Director of Engineering at CW Actuation Division, you will be providing management direction and oversight to the systems engineering department within Curtiss-Wright’s aerospace actuation group. In this role, you will directly manage a team of approximately 10-12 team members responsible for the following areas of system engineering: System Modeling, System Requirements, System Safety & Reliability, and Product Testing (Verification, Safety of Flight, Equipment Qualification).

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or equivalent) is required.
15-20 years of experience in aerospace systems engineering and test management is required.
Demonstrated experience in managing an engineering department with solid line reporting.
Demonstrated experience leading communication with customers on technical topics, project progress, and issue resolution.
Demonstrated experience in bid & proposal creation (i.e., technical proposals, NRE estimates, etc.).
Demonstrated experience using DOORS (or equivalent) for requirements management (flow down, decomposition, derivation, traceability, validation and verification, compliance, etc.).
Demonstrated experience using Simulink (or equivalent) for developing system level physics models supporting the design, layout, and sizing of actuation systems and associated hardware.
Demonstrated experience in qualitative and quantitative reliability and safety methods and analyses, such as FMEA, FMECA, FTA, and experience in ARP-4761.
Demonstrated experience allocating resources to project teams.
Demonstrated experience leading root cause / corrective action initiatives via 8D, A4, 5-why, Ishikawa, or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in managing open problem reports per FAA/EASA guidance (i.e., AC20-189 / AMC 20-189).
Demonstrated experience executing SoF / Qualification test campaigns (knowledge of LabView or equivalent).
A track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
A track record of creating and refining department governance and holding team members accountable to complying with department governance.
A track record of developing and maintaining key performance indicators for an engineering department to drive execution and results relentlessly.
A track record of developing technical talent, demonstrating servant leadership practices, and advocating for team members success.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or equivalent) is preferred.
15-20 years of experience in requirements-based development per aerospace industry guidance (i.e., ARP-4754, DO-254, DO-178, DO-160) for actuation systems and actuation equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing management direction and oversight to the systems engineering department.
Directly manage a team of approximately 10-12 team members.
Overseeing System Modeling.
Overseeing System Requirements.
Overseeing System Safety & Reliability.
Overseeing Product Testing (Verification, Safety of Flight, Equipment Qualification).
Leading communication with customers on technical topics, project progress, and issue resolution.
Creating and refining department governance and holding team members accountable to complying with department governance.
Developing and maintaining key performance indicators for an engineering department to drive execution and results relentlessly.
Developing technical talent, demonstrating servant leadership practices, and advocating for team members success.
Performing other duties as assigned.