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Chief Engineer (Aircraft Interiors) (H/F) - SAFRAN CABIN INC.

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Safran is an international high-tech group operating in the aerospace, space, and defense sectors. They are seeking a Chief Engineer to play a pivotal role in their Research, Design & Development team, focusing on the development and innovation of aircraft interiors.

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Responsibilities

Support Development Programs and In-Service/Sustaining Programs: Advise on new product/feature/design concepts and designs (risk analyses, definition of criteria to pass milestone, review of development logic, expert reviews on proposed designs, etc.)

Validate design decisions and relevance of the justifications provided

Establish product commonality and standard technical solutions across programs

Contribute to the resolution of technical issues (current and upcoming), and in-service issues

Mitigate program risks through regular technical reviews

Be a technical resource for all departments, (Marketing, Contracts, Project Engineering etc.), offering specialist knowledge and guidance as required specific to a particular commodity

Develop, author, and maintain product specifications and ensure requirements are kept up-to-date

Develop, author, and maintain a catalog of design principles and standard parts and components

Act as mediator/liaison during development engineering within engineering/between engineering and customer/supplier to prevent and/or solve any engineering issues that may arise

Perform the role of tie breaker/final decision maker for technical decisions

Review and approve technical documents

Innovation, Research and Preparation of Future Technologies, Methods & Tools: Review R&T activities and validate their achievements

Define expectations for achievement of Technology Maturity Levels

Ensure there is a scientific, technology, and innovation watch related to the division for technological advancements, market trends, competition, related fields etc

Strive to maintain at the state-of-the-art regarding relevant methods and tools

Generate original and innovative design concepts and solutions when faced with design problems

Develop, author, and maintain templates for key component level specifications

Develop and Capitalize on Knowledge: Mentor coach and train less experienced engineers of their respective division in their fields of expertise

Develop training materials

Contribute to development and population of knowledge management database

Validate knowledge (e.g., lessons learned) and support their distribution and implementation

Organize seminars, workshops, etc. to share knowledge

Develop, author, and maintain development manuals, design guides, and training materials for their division commodities

Proposal and Bid Process: Work with Marketing and Contracts departments to review and recommend technical solutions at the bid/RFQ/RFI stages

Qualification

Aerospace industry experienceAeronautical EngineeringLeadership qualitiesMechanical EngineeringAutoCADCATIA V5SmarTeamMS Office SuiteMS WindowsKnowledge managementMentoring