Chief Engineer
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About This Role
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
The Chief Engineer (CE) leads coordinates and exercises technical program execution authority over Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for planning organizing controlling integration execution of and close out of engineering content on a variety of flight simulator programs. The position will work closely with senior level program engineering management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responsible for managing large complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization involving large cross-functional teams.
The CE performs as the technical lead over the assigned engineering team on a program to include leading/participating in program peer & gate reviews supporting program management reviews (PMRs) and coordinating technical activity amongst the program IPTs.
The CE performs weekly/monthly Cost Account Management (CAM) reviews with IPTs and is responsible for technical cost and schedule performance for the engineering content on a program.
Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors.
The CE receives engineering direction from and is accountable to a Directorate Chief Engineer (DCE) who has overall Program Engineering responsibility for successfully proposing developing and delivering Product Line solutions.
Work consists of making significant improvements of processes systems solutions or products to enhance performance of job area.
Implements strategic goals established by leadership.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Sciences
8 years of USG/DoD development program experience
3 years of Engineering Lead experience in USG/DoD development programs
3 years of experience with IBM/Rational or Atlassian development and collaboration tools DOORS Earned Value Management (EVM) and Microsoft Project
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Preferred Skills
Advanced Masters Degree in an engineering discipline
5 years of experience within the training and simulation industry
3 years of experience performing as liaison between program management engineering management and the technical disciplines involved in a project.
3 years of experience performing as primary technical interface with USG/DoD customers.
Security Responsibilities
Must complywith all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials in any form. Shall not divulge any information or afford access to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Work Environment
Works at job activities that require sitting standing or walking for short periods throughout the day and focused visual concentration or focused listening
Workissometimesperformedin an environment where irritants such as noise temperature and lighting variations may exist.
Some time will be spent in a development lab and occasion travel (10% of the time)
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Must be able to perform normal office duties (e.g.sitting for long periods at a desk)
Must be able to travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane
Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator
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.
Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at
Position Type
RegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color national origin age religion sex disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local CAE everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at .
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
