Responsibilities:

• The technical authority / responsible engineer on a program, project or product development
• Assigned to the engineering lead role as part of an IPT
• Form an effective partnership with project leadership
• Accountable for technical, schedule and cost performance compliance to plan
• Engineering team focal point internally and externally
• Integration of a multi-function engineering team to achieve program goals
• Build and maintains key customer relationships to foster trust and mutual respect
• Enable communication and constructive collaboration and partnerships with customers and suppliers
• Responsible for all technical aspects of the program, accountable to the AAR engineering manager.
• Ensure the Engineering Management Plan and the Requirements are defined, documented and complete.
• Responsible for utilising SOF-E through the development life cycle.
• Ensure that the engineering project team is delivering performance to plan
• Work with the program leadership to define corrective actions in the event of performance deficiencies
• Manage the program technical risks
• Optimization of "Design for X" (e.g., cost, test, assembly, reliability, environment)

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree or equivalent with at least 5 years experience

Skills:

• The ability to lead and manage high performing multi-function engineering teams
• Demonstrated engineering expertise and product, customer, market understanding
• The ability to work within a large organisation in a matrix management structure
• Decision making / problem solving - able to make decisions in complex and ambiguous situations and with incomplete data
• Ability to build excellent relationships with key project stakeholders and the IPT
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to provide role modeling to the organisation in line with the Business core values and behaviors
• Expertise in engineering processes, practices and measures of performance

• Experience in leading Integrated Product Teams in a manufacturing company, preferably in the defense and / or commercial aerospace markets
• Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Possess a working knowledge of business finance and ability to link financial outcomes with operational actions and business strategy

• You will have experience in one or more of the following - mechanical, electro mechanical, fluid, mechanisms, structures or systems product development.
• You are motived and proactive, driving solutions to completion.
• You will have comprehensive appreciation and understanding of the engineering product life cycle.
• Have acquired experience in requirements management and verification (Experience in a requirements management tool like DOORS / CRADLE would be beneficial)
• You have an appreciation for Systems Engineering Management.
• Have held engineering sign off for documents.
• You are a natural problem solver, with a solutions focussed mindset

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