Program Manager CO

Responsible for the technical management of advanced, concurrent large-scale aircraft projects on long-term time horizon. These include new aircraft developments, evolutions to serialized aircraft programs, or new options studies. Includes management of technical work scope, budget, schedule, quality, change management and risk management. Also responsible for the coordination within various DFJ departments as well as Dassault Aviation in France.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS):

• Achieve project success by managing all activities of program lifecycle to deliver desired outcomes. Including:
  • Managing multiple projects in parallel.
  • Coordinating with Program Manager or Program Engineer, Aircraft Design Managers, Team Leaders, in the development of project workscopes, schedules, deliverables, and adherence to program plan and budget
  • Identifying project risks and developing risk mitigation plans.
  • Monitoring project progress and organizing metrics and formal technical reviews.
  • Providing regular, accurate, and timely project status to management and other stakeholders.
  • Responsible for ensuring Design Engineering and Research and Design Engineering conform to company procedures for design control.
  • Responsible for configuration management (certification, change management, design evolutions, etc.) of dedicated projects.
  • Develops solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the FAR’s, Regulations, and Certification Requirements as applicable to Aircraft Completions.
• Recommend, initiate and complete new tools and/or processes to increase overall efficiency of projects.
• Previous experience in management of technical offload.
• Previous experience in management of multi-national technical project.
• Managment experience of overseeing technical design of aircraft components.
• Oversight experience (Management level) of managing new tools implementation and integration into existing processes

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology or related.
• Seven (7) years of professional experience in an Aircraft Engineering environment. Experience requirement may be reduced by two (2) years with M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Management.
• Three (3) year of managing technical projects and/or complex activities. Experience should be gained in one of the following areas: Research and Design, Product Engineering, Stress Engineering, Design Engineering, or Technical Project Management.
• Demonstrated leadership in aircraft completions engineering and support environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Be able to climb into various areas of an aircraft with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.