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The Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Engineering Department is seeking an experienced and management-focused engineering leader to serve as Deputy Chief Engineer. This individual would be a highly experienced and creative aerospace project manager and engineer with extensive knowledge of engineering design methods, multidisciplinary integration, and optimization. This role requires a proven ability to facilitate cross-functional engineering efforts with aggressive cost and schedule targets while assisting the Chief Engineer in delivering integrated, optimized vehicle designs that meet or exceed customer requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Functions as the administrative coordinator for PiAC’s engineering department; assigning projects and tasks, prioritizing work in accordance with project schedules, and managing overall engineering department work output
- Serves as a technical point-of-contact for engineering issues related to costs, schedules, risks, and opportunities
- Works with the Chief Engineer and Program Managers to ensure that technical issues are understood, addressed, and resolved
- Interfaces with PMs, engineering functional leads, and customers regularly to manage departmental priorities
- Compiles cost, schedule, and technical elements in the development of proposals in compliance with company policies and government regulations
- Ensures that engineering personnel are following approved processes and procedures
- Partners with Human Resources and other departments or executives as necessary to ensure proper staffing to successfully execute programs and projects within cost and schedule requirements
- Works closely with Program Management and Procurement to ensure supplier quotes comply with requirements
- Summarizes and presents detailed information in internal management reviews and customer fact-finding meetings
- Work to influence others regarding PiAC engineering practices, concepts, and processes
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10 or more years’ experience in aerospace design, testing and certification (required)
- Experience with Mechanical, Electrical and Aerodynamic Design & Analysis (required)
- Experience in execution and management using performance outcomes and metrics
- Experience in mentorship, providing guidance, direction, and holding individuals accountable for deliverables
- Experience managing a large project, program, or team comprised of experienced professionals to develop new products, processes, standards or operational plans
- Excellent writing and communication skills (required)
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), founded in 1955, is a small R&D business specializing in design, fabrication and flight test of experimental rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle technologies. PiAC leverages its unique skills and experience to develop ground-breaking technologies and concepts from concept development through design, fabrication, qualification and flight test. The company has a fully qualified aircraft QC Department, is ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev C certified.
