Sr Stress Engineering Manager at Greenpoint Technologies

Summary

Plans, directs, and manages the accomplishment of Engineering objectives. Provides professional and technical guidance to employees and ensures sound engineering procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Directs a team of Engineers to support design, substantiate and certify aircraft parts, assemblies, installations and generate drawings to meet customer specifications and Greenpoint drawing standards.
• Ensures all work is accomplished in accordance with Greenpoint policies, processes and procedures.
• Works with leadership to set performance metrics, ensure metrics and measures are maintained, and takes appropriate actions to ensure targets are met.
• Responsible for preparing cost estimates for proposals and Statements of Work.
• Develops and implements systems for performance measurement and implements process improvements.
• Actively informs management of any new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
• Coaches, trains and mentors a team of Engineers to keep all team members working efficiently by developing tools, data bases, workflow procedures aimed at streamlining and optimizing project support.
• Prepares and conducts 1:1 discussions, annual performance reviews, mid-year reviews and makes salary adjustment recommendations.
• Proactively addresses any employee relations issues to enhance morale and productivity.
• Works with Engineering leadership to evaluate staffing plans to support production schedules and budgets.
• Partners with Engineering leadership and HR on recruiting, hiring, coaching, counseling, and terminations.
• Works with their engineering team to promote employee development.
• Supports Greenpoint values and culture.
• Manages multiple priorities and competing tasks and ensures assignment of tasks to team members meet project requirements.
• Works constructively with other departments within Greenpoint to gain consensus on actions to be taken to complete engineering tasks and resolve any engineering issue requiring input from other departments.
• Communicates clearly with the engineering team, other departments and vendors as required to facilitate smooth development of designs and timely completion of actions.
• Prepares meeting materials and presents status of specific program design issues, metrics, and measures.
• Ensures adherence to schedule, budget and quality in accordance with program requirements.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies

• Cost Consciousness – Must demonstrate ability to find new and efficient ways of developing designs, preparation of drawings, developing early material list for procurement, understanding of the build plan and developing the needed tools for easy and accurate installation.
• Impact & Influence – You pursue and win support for ideas, you display ability to influence key decision-makers, you achieve win-win outcomes, you use authority appropriately to accomplish goals, and you address divergent opinions.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Performance Coaching - Defines responsibilities and expectations, sets goals and objectives, gives performance feedback, motivates for increased results, recognizes contributions, and encourages training and development.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Engineering or relevant equivalent and 8 years related experience in the aerospace industry with a minimum of 5 years technical management experience with proven track record of effective team building and talent development; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience working with the FAA and other Regulatory Agencies preferred.
• Proven management skills including leadership of high-performing team, employee development and effective change management.
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.
• Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical, conceptual, and financial skills required.
• Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals.
• Ability to motivate, coach and manage a team including conducting annual performance reviews.
• Ability to build effective working relationships, persuade and influence.
• Proven ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and basic algebra.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Working knowledge of Database software; Design software; Internet software; Project Management software; and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.
  
  

The expected WA salary range for this position is between $133,160.00 - $183,095.00 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law.