Head of Engineering

Butler Aerospace & Defense •

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Position Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Pay Range: $72-86

Citizenship Requirement: US Person
Min years of experience:             10 yrs
Degree Requirements: BS EE, BS ME, BS IS from an accredited university, MBA Preferred

Summary / Objective
The Head of Engineering plans, directs, coordinates, and oversees activities in the engineering department, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the company.

Qualifications
A.   Education: BSEE, BSME, or BSIS from accredited college or university.

B.   Experience: Ten or more years of engineering project level experience; MBA preferred.

C.   Skills: Must possess technical understanding of electronics, mechanical design, and
software development with emphasis on knowledge of current commercial certification standards such as RTCA/DO-178B/C, RTCA/DO-254, and ARP4754. Must possess an extensive understanding within the Aerospace domain with the ability to provide departmental leadership.

Responsibilities
A.   Collaborates with company executives to develop and meet organizational goals while providing expertise guidance on programs, projects, operations, and systems.

B.   Establishes, communicates, and implements engineering and development policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent operations.

C.   Provides ShareholderManagement overviews as required to ensure tactical and strategic engineering objectives are met and inline with company mission, goals, and objectives.

D.   Directs engineering personnel engaged in the research, design, development, andor modification of new and existing products.

E.   Oversees project scheduling and manpower assignment.

F.   Hires Engineering personnel and maintains a proper workforce for the department’s workload.

G.   Conducts performance reviews of all Engineering personnel. Recommends merited salary increases.

H.   Ensures the timely completion and accuracy of proposals and cost estimates.

I.   Coordinates the efforts of Engineering personnel with the Manufacturing and Field Engineering Departments to solve any product problems that might occur.

J.   Ensures products have a route to certification and airworthiness will ensuring performance and business case expectations.

K.   Oversees the technical progress of all programs and meeting technical requirements specified by OEMCustomer requirements.

L.   Manages forecasting and reporting on the technology annual budget in conjunction with Finance.

Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law
Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is proud to provide an equal opportunity workplace and be an affirmative action employer. Consider Butler because we are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We recognize that we thrive on diversity and inclusion for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and the communities where we are located. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Job Ident #: 68539

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