What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor - Equipment and Furnishings Engineering position at Cirrus Aircraft?
Cirrus Aircraft
Job Description
E&F Supervisor
October 30, 2024
ABOUT CIRRUS AIRCRAFT
Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the world’s first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed nine million hours and over 170 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The company has three locations in the United States, located in Duluth, Minnesota, Grand Forks, North Dakota and Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com.
Job Summary
Cirrus is seeking an Equipment & Furnishings Supervisor to lead the Seats and Interiors team alongside the Equipment & Furnishings Manager. This role involves overseeing and coordinating the team through the design, integration, testing, and certification of seats and interiors across all Cirrus platforms, including the SR and SF series. In addition, they will develop, refine, and implement standards and processes for the seats and interiors team. A supervisor in this role will have 5-12 individual contributor direct reports of varying experience and will report to the Manager of Equipment & Furnishings.
Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Functions
- Lead a subset of the Seats and Interiors team. Responsible for their development, mentorship, support, responsibilities, and performance reviews.
- Technical expert in seats and interiors, both performing project work and guiding their team, through expertise in interior development, seating systems, flammability, ergonomics, CAD, Design for Manufacturability, and aircraft certification.
- Create and review engineering data in PTC Creo, PTC Windchill PDM, and Atlassian JIRA.
- Create and review certification documents for flammability, static and dynamic seat testing, compliance, and Human Factors.
- Develop, refine, and implement requirement, specification, and standardization documents.
- Collaborate and coordinate with industrial designers to develop and implement visual brand language and aesthetics into effective engineering designs.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 4-year degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other relevant technical discipline
- 6 years of experience required, prefer relevant experience in seating, interior development, and materials within the aerospace or automotive industry.
- 0-4 years leadership experience
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Effective and compassionate interpersonal skills.
- Experience and drive to create standards and improve processes
- Passion for building and developing a cohesive and responsive team through mentorship and support.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Drives Results: Produces consistent work from themselves and their team in both low- and high-pressure environments.
- Manages Ambiguity: Excels in finding opportunities within an uncertain path.
- Develops Talent: Identifies, mentors, and challenges high performance, while developing and teaching low performance, even in the same individual.
- Situational Adaptability: Reacts quickly to new circumstances and new information, changing plans and communicating thoroughly across teams.
- Resourcefulness: Uses constraints to find novel solutions.
- Customer Focus: Understanding and responding to the needs of not only your team, but other business units and the company as a whole.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required.
Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
OUR LOCATIONS
Duluth, Minnesota
As the home to our corporate headquarters, Duluth is a four-season city on the western tip of Lake Superior and was voted Best Town by Outside Magazine. The splendor of the largest freshwater lake in the world offers a multitude of outdoor activities for adventure or rejuvenation. The North Shore lifestyle is known its year-round activities, including bicycle and snowmobile trails, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, golfing, sailing and skiing. And as a top employer in the area, Cirrus Aircraft was recently named “Best Overall Large Company to Work for in the Northland” and “Best Workplace Culture” by the Duluth News Tribune readers.
