Director, Engineering Operations Jobs

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. (‘DHC’) is a proudly Canadian aerospace company currently transitioning its corporate headquarters to Calgary, AB. DHC is undertaking a consolidation of its underlying subsidiary companies under a single brand currently offering engineering, aftermarket, new aircraft manufacturing, modifications, parts manufacturing, and flight training. DHC currently has approximately 1,200 employees based in BC, AB and ON as well as in markets and distribution hubs world-wide. Our strong entrepreneurial spirit, together with a culture of empowerment, quality and innovation create opportunities to grow and succeed in an organization with a proud heritage and bright future.

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The Director, Engineering Operations is responsible for leading the Product Life Cycle, Engineering Governance and Operations and the external Strategic Partnerships teams that supports all priority programs and projects across all the De Havilland platforms.

Duties And Responsibilities

Strategic Partnerships:

• Target, evaluate, develop, and negotiate partnership opportunities across a wide array of engineering disciplines and specialties in support of all aspects of design and development across the disciplines.
• Work closely with Engineering and Aircraft Development Teams to identify appropriate University alliances in support of development and R&D initiatives
• Support all engineering functions in identification and application for Government Funding opportunities in support of research and resource development support
• Work closely with the VP of Engineering to develop and execute the strategic partnership strategy both internally and externally
• Define the engineering resource partnership strategy that supports all priority programs and projects across all DHC platforms
• Review, assess an optimize the partnership model and incremental value brought on by various partners
• Develop thorough business cases analysis and prioritization of strategic partnerships
• Together with VP of Engineering represent DHC at various University Advisory Boards and development committees
• Together with VP of Engineering represent DHC at various Industry Advisory Boards and Committees
• Work with Programs Team, Engineering disciplines, Supply Chain and cross functional teams to ensure partner solutions delivery
• Define and develop University Collaboration Initiatives in support of program/product development through internships, R&D initiatives, and advisory board participation
• Drive Engineering support capability and availability in support of organization key pillars (Aftermarket growth, Aircraft Sales, Programs/Projects)
• Continually monitor the performance of the partnerships so offering is top tier, innovative, and delivers significant value as well as exceptional results

Life Cycle Management:

• Develop and execute on plans for addressing obsolescence issues requiring Engineering design and development
• Align appropriate offload with key partners in support of the development of solutions addressing obsolescence, cost improvements and alternate supplier solution identification
• Working with Programs, Supply Chain, Production, and other departments to support cost reduction/improvement initiatives across all platforms
• Lead a dedicated team in support of Life Cycle Management initiatives across all platforms and DHC aircraft types
• Work closely with Supply Chain team in identification and evaluation of alternate suppliers, alternate solutions to in-service issues and supplier management claim development support

Engineering Governance & Operations:

• Represent Engineering as IT Liaison/focal – Engineering Application consolidation and rationalization
• In conjunctions with Director of Project Management support overall Engineering annual budget development
• In conjunction with HR and other Engineering Directors – develop competency matrices, maintain job profiles and develop/maintain Engineering training plans
• Development and measurement of earned value for engineering deliverables
• Unite Engineering leadership in support of prioritizing departmental strategies and growth opportunities – coordination of Engineering Consolidation across departments (People, Process, Applications, DAO)
• Responsible for overall Engineering team governance – align and coordinate individual Engineering Departmental Governance decks and KPI’s
• Support to VP Engineering in overall day to day Engineering Department operation
• Develop governance structure and performance management framework of strategic partnerships and lifecycle management support functions

Qualifications

• Experience and strong track record in management of Strategic Partnerships, Life Cycle Management, and departmental governance
• Strategic decision-making skills – innovative mindset to create new, effective solutions
• Minimum undergraduate university degree in Engineering, an MBA or other post-graduate degree, or equivalent industry related experience preferred
• Strong influencing, negotiation, conflict management and risk management skills
• Mental agility, possessing the ability to manage multiple priorities/responsibilities simultaneously and execute tasks in a high pressure fast paced environment
• Exceptional leadership skills to effectively lead a group of team members
• Superior oral and written communication skills as well as effective presentation skills

At De Havilland Canada, we aim to be inclusive and diverse and provide equal opportunity for employment. All qualified applicants, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability, are encouraged to apply. De Havilland will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise your Talent Acquisition representative. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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