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Systems Engineering Manager

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For over 65 years, Columbia Helicopters have been a trusted provider of heavy-lift helicopter services. We create new aircraft, fly heavy-lift helicopters around the world, and provide maintenance support to ensure you are mission-ready for critical operations. If you are passionate about aviation, join our Columbia Family!

The Systems Engineering Manager plans, organizes, and leads the Systems Engineering group to achieve Company objectives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Responsible for and provides leadership and direction to the Systems Engineering group (comprised of systems and certification engineers) to successfully meet company and departmental goals; is a key member of the company’s engineering leadership team and helps to provide cohesive leadership to the entire company by working effectively with others and cross-functional teams.
  • Ensures all Systems Engineering activities meet quality, cost, and schedule expectations to achieve corporate objectives.
  • Ensures all Systems Engineering activities are in conformance with organization's established policies.
  • Ensures innovative systems and processes are identified and implemented to enhance the companies’ future.
  • Ensures intra-departmental Systems Engineering support throughout the organization.
  • Coach and develop the System Engineers to be technical professionals.
  • Write and review System Engineering policies and procedures.
  • Develop system architectures, requirements compliance matricies and other system documentation in support of proposals and development projects
  • Proposes and ensures all Systems Engineering expenditures meet budgetary constraints.
  • Conducts performance evaluations, plans salary actions, recommends hires and promotions, anticipates and plans for skills and human resource requirements and develops staff to meet those needs, interprets and applies organization policies, and provides leadership toward resolving employee problems.
  • Conduct oneself in accordance with Company’s Core Values.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and 10 years of relevant engineering experience in aviation, or an advanced degree and 7 years of relevant experience in aviation
  • A minimum of 3 years of engineering management experience
  • 5 years of experience with aircraft electrical/mechanical system definition, modification and installation
  • Experience with defining system requirements and their flow through the life cycle of the system.
  • Experience with demonstrating compliance to Federal Aviation Regulations, with a preference for 14 CFR Part 29 experience
  • Effectively coordinates requirements with engineering leadership and other internal customers
  • Ability to write and review company policies and procedures
  • Ability to coach and develop technical professionals of all experience levels
  • Strong customer relations & interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in order to effectively present ideas, concepts and proposals to all levels of the organization
  • Must demonstrate commitment, vision and a tenacity to drive assignments to completion
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
For over 65 years, Columbia Helicopters have been a trusted provider of heavy-lift helicopter services. We create new aircraft, fly heavy-lift helicopters around the world, and provide maintenance support to ensure you are mission-ready for critical operations. If you are passionate about aviation, join our Columbia Family!

The Systems Engineering Manager plans, organizes, and leads the Systems Engineering group to achieve Company objectives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Responsible for and provides leadership and direction to the Systems Engineering group (comprised of systems and certification engineers) to successfully meet company and departmental goals; is a key member of the company’s engineering leadership team and helps to provide cohesive leadership to the entire company by working effectively with others and cross-functional teams.
  • Ensures all Systems Engineering activities meet quality, cost, and schedule expectations to achieve corporate objectives.
  • Ensures all Systems Engineering activities are in conformance with organization's established policies.
  • Ensures innovative systems and processes are identified and implemented to enhance the companies’ future.
  • Ensures intra-departmental Systems Engineering support throughout the organization.
  • Coach and develop the System Engineers to be technical professionals.
  • Write and review System Engineering policies and procedures.
  • Develop system architectures, requirements compliance matricies and other system documentation in support of proposals and development projects
  • Proposes and ensures all Systems Engineering expenditures meet budgetary constraints.
  • Conducts performance evaluations, plans salary actions, recommends hires and promotions, anticipates and plans for skills and human resource requirements and develops staff to meet those needs, interprets and applies organization policies, and provides leadership toward resolving employee problems.
  • Conduct oneself in accordance with Company’s Core Values.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and 10 years of relevant engineering experience in aviation, or an advanced degree and 7 years of relevant experience in aviation
  • A minimum of 3 years of engineering management experience
  • 5 years of experience with aircraft electrical/mechanical system definition, modification and installation
  • Experience with defining system requirements and their flow through the life cycle of the system.
  • Experience with demonstrating compliance to Federal Aviation Regulations, with a preference for 14 CFR Part 29 experience
  • Effectively coordinates requirements with engineering leadership and other internal customers
  • Ability to write and review company policies and procedures
  • Ability to coach and develop technical professionals of all experience levels
  • Strong customer relations & interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in order to effectively present ideas, concepts and proposals to all levels of the organization
  • Must demonstrate commitment, vision and a tenacity to drive assignments to completion
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)