What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stress Engineer Manager position at Northwest Aerospace Technologies?
Job Description
The Stress Analysis Engineering Manager is expected to be intimately involved in the day-to-day
execution of engineering projects and deliverables and manage the performance of the engineering groups / disciplines assigned to him / her. Specifically :
Maintaining appropriate NAT quality standards throughout the design, development,
substantiation, installation and support phases of projects.
Hire, train, mentor and evaluate engineers and supporting staff.
Analyze market demand relative to available resources to train or hire personnel.
Ensuring engineering projects are completed on time and within budget.
Development, implementation and maintenance of Engineering procedures and work
instructions.
Check technical accuracy of work.
Work with other engineering managers as a management team.
Communicate company vision and objectives of engineering department.
Maintain a skilled, productive, and motivated work force.
Support marketing by developing Technical Proposals, kits lists, NRE, etc.
Understand project SOW, budget and contractual requirements to identify out-of-scope
items and provide the appropriate guidance to the engineers.
Establish priorities based on company objectives and effectively communicate those
priorities to employees.
Define and track key performance indicators to assure team continued effectiveness.
Understand and promote all health, safety and environmental legal and regulatory requirements including company policies and standards. Lead by example, enforce and sustain a strong minded safety culture and compliance driven practices in the work environment.
Job Requirements
The Engineering Manager - Stress should possess the following :
Four year technical degree.
Twelve or more years of broad technical experience, with at least seven of those years being in the aerospace industry desired. Five or more years of aircraft stress analysis engineering, preferably the substantiation of installation for components and systems into retrofit applications of commercial aircraft.
Firm understanding of commercial aircraft regulatory and airworthiness requirements.
Ability to create test plans to meet regulatory requirements, evaluate test results and
recommend design changes.
Additional training in leadership, management, business administration, program
management, and / or risk management preferred.
Experienced in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Ansys (or equivalent).
Skills / Abilities :
Ability to build relationships and employee trust
Foster open communication and transparency
Drive timely execution
Shape department strategy
Adaptability / working under stress and deadlines
Decision making ability
Action oriented
Drive for results
Customer focused
Specificity of the job
Does require fluent communication in English.
Protracted or irregular hours may be required.
Must be comfortable working to meet firm deadlines, thus completing work on time.
Primarily office work with approximately with potential occasional domestic and
international travel
Physical Requirements :
Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds
