Sr Director Engineering - Flight Controls

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the engineering function.
• Program execution – own Flight Control development program cost and schedule, staffing supply, demand management, and driving engineering efficiency improvements to achieve yearly productivity targets.
• Employee engagement and talent development – all aspects of people leadership including hiring, expectation setting, coaching, career development, performance management, and team building.
• Product line strategy development and business execution – actively participate in product roadmap development, technology transitions, customer engagements, competitive intelligence, and new business proposal generation and approval.
• Own and drive engineering transformation initiatives for Flight Control product development to create meaningful impact on development cycle time and cost.
• Department operations – manage strong execution focused management operating system, department expense, fill rates, engineering absorption, and identify and implement improvements to drive efficiency for the organization.

Qualifications

• US PERSON REQUIREMENT: Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field 15 years engineering development experience or combined engineering development and leadership experience.
• Proven track record of successful project execution and delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Positive, solution oriented leadership.
• Proven experience of leading a large engineering organization.
• Proven strategic leadership impact & ability to positively influence others and create a passion for excellence.
• Global mindset and team-work spirit, able to effect change through results, leadership and influence.
• Proven track record of successfully leading technically complex development projects and transitions to production.
• Able to execute multiple projects while meeting customer expectations.
• Flight Control domain knowledge.
• Extensive collaborative work with cross functional partners enabling teams to exceed expectations on work delivery and timelines.
• Self-motivated and consistently takes the initiative to get things done.