Vice President, Core Engineering

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Company: Safran
Location: Huntington Beach, CA

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Job description

The Vice President, Core Engineering is responsible for driving functional excellence and standards globally across all core engineering domains for Cabin; operational excellence, design standards, flammability, modeling and simulation, software and electronics, materials and processes, acoustics, and centralized test engineering. This position will report to the Executive Vice President, Engineering for Cabin.

Vice President, Core Engineering provides professional and technical guidance across Cabin to ensure that effective engineering standard practices, standard processes and standard procedures are developed, implemented and adhered to for all divisions. Ensures the most effective use of the tools and facilities is achieved. Provides direction to management regarding all activities and policies related to the product line’s design, engineering and production efforts.

Summary of Duties:

  • Develops and deploys global standards for configuration management,

requirements management, operational excellence, and system architecture
to drive efficiency in global engineering operations across Cabin.

  • Develops core domain technical competencies in flammability, modeling and

simulation, acoustics, and software and electronics architecture to drive
efficiency in global engineering operations across Cabin.

  • Develops and deploys centralized materials and processes center of

excellence (COE) across Cabin; drive standardization in materials, processes,
and finishes to simplify product portfolio and maximize reuse across Cabin in
all new product development activity.

  • Develops and deploys test engineering center of excellence strategy for Cabin
  • Develops and implements standard design review process and reporting in

support of V & V process.

  • Stimulate and steers in coordination with the EVP Engineering and technical

experts the consolidation and update of Safran Cabin design manual.

  • Assists more generally BUs and EVP Engineering with regard the right first

time design and engineering best practices sharing and deployment.

  • Ad hoc reports on design risks depending on the criticality of issues, and

support to mitigation action plan development (general orientations or
detailed planning depending on the situation).

Leadership Competencies:

  • Personal Responsibility
  • Direction Setting
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Organizational Management
  • Inspirational Leadership
  • Cost Consciousness
  • Judgment
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Planning & Organization
  • Recruitment & Staffing

Job requirements

Education: Bachelors degree in engineering discipline, Masters degree and/or MBA preferred.

Experience:
15 years of experience developing Cabin products and systems; 10 years formal leadership experience with proven track record of effective team-building and talent development within a design and build organization

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Complementary description

Other Skills:

  • Aviation/Aerospace background and aircraft interior industry experience

required

  • Knowledge of industry standards, such as RTCA DO160, RTCA DO-254, & MIL-

STD-810

  • In depth knowledge and experience in Research & Technology process
  • In depth knowledge of the Aerospace verification and validation process. Has

completed several development cycles of complex Products or Systems

  • Proven ability to effectively interface with global aircraft interior customers

(i.e. Commercial Aircraft OEMs)

  • 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.

  • Ability to build effective working relationships, persuade and influence, and

problem-solve complex issues.

  • Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent conceptual, technical, and financial skills
  • Demonstrated experience as advanced user of productivity suites, Internet,

MRP systems, and related financial, planning and purchasing software.

  • Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical

journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

Specificity of the job

Travel is required

Company information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with more than 92,000 employees and sales of 21 billion euros in 2018. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes Research & Development programs to meet fast-changing market requirements, with total R&D expenditures of around 1.5 billion euros in 2018.

Safran is ranked among the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters and is featured on the “Happy at work” rankings. The Group places fourth on the Universum ranking for the favorite companies of newly-qualified engineers in France.

Safran Cabin provides all elements of a seamlessly integrated Cabin Interior. From the overhead bins, lavatories and galleys to crew rests and cargo containers, either as independent world class products or as a fully integrated cabin. The company is headquartered in Huntington Beach in Southern California, USA and operates 30 sites in 11 countries. The over 13.000 employees across the globe serve virtually all the airlines, aircraft leasing companies and airframe manufacturers worldwide.