Manager, Test Director

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security civil aviation and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety efficiency and readiness.

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAEs Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

• CAE Values: Empowerment Innovation Excellence Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

• A work environment where all employees are valued respected and safe

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver take initiatives and make decisions

• Recognition professional development advancement and having fun!

Summary

Provide leadership to the Test Directors team in support of the Systems Engineering as well as the Program and Project IPTs. This leader will be responsible for providing Operational Military experience in the design development production test and acceptance of simulation training devices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for supervising all Test Director Team activities

• Direct responsibility for the work produced by group

• Assigns tasks to group and monitors completion utilizing the design approach as applicable

• Strong desire to improve the quality of work processes and procedures

• Cost Accounting Management for the group

• Provide members of group with leadership coordination and direction

• Supports Manager in interpreting and enforcing overall company policies and goals and defining and enforcing standards within the team

• Maintain effective communications with other groups

• Support to marketing for prospective projects

• Operational input during the proposal stage for prospective projects

• Assist in the development of Training Needs and Training Tasks Analyses for prospective and contracted projects

• Establish and develop training for the team

• Support of R&D activities

• Ensure the team is appropriately staffed to support our current and future programs

• Based on staffing levels this group leader will fill in as the assigned Training Solutions Expert on some programs to cover staffing shortages.

• Participate in new business efforts acting as operational subject matter expert when called upon.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or other technical equivalent and 6 years as pilot in command of Military Aircraft and/or experience as a Military Aircraft Instructor Pilot.

• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. All communications must be in English.

• Work with minimal supervision

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with and communicate with all levels of management program team members customers and qualification agency representatives.

• Eligible for a US DoD Security Clearance

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment

Work sometimes performed in an environment where irritants such as noise temperature and lighting variations may exist but there is little chance of injury accident or occupational health problems. Moderate to high levels of stress are sometimes experienced with this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to travel both domestic and internationally.

• Must be familiar with and be able to work on simulation training devices including using access stairs and ladders.

Must be able to work overtime and off-shift.

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 their job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any
protected characteristic including disability and protected veteran status as defined under federal state or local laws.

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