Analyst, Engineering Program Management (Structures)

Bombardier; Dorval; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company located in Dorval is seeking an Engineering Program Analyst. You will manage a portfolio of engineering projects, ensuring compliance with budget targets and negotiating with suppliers. The ideal candidate holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering or Business Administration, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the aerospace sector. This role requires strong project management skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both English and French. The position involves working closely with various internal teams to deliver successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Business Administration required.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in aerospace or complex manufacturing.
• Strong informal leadership skills and interest in commercial negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of projects related to multiple programs.
• Ensure adherence to budget targets and negotiate with suppliers.
• Prepare profitability analysis for management.

Skills

Leadership in project management

Communication skills

Organization and time management

Bilingual (English and French)

Understanding manufacturing processes

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Graduate degree or professional certifications

Tools

MS Office suite

TEAMS

Database management and scheduling tools

Job description

Overview

As the Analyst, Engineering Program Analyst within the Structures program group, you will be responsible for the customer satisfaction of the projects you will be assigned to, as well as the financial and operational health of these projects. You will be the reference within your organization for any request or project related to the customer you will represent internally. You will maintain a strong overview of the Program, understand its strategic alignment, and you will be in close contact with the internal functions related to the Program. You will be responsible for leading negotiations with the customer while coordinating all activities related to business case/profitability analysis. On a daily basis, you will closely work with functional teams, business units, and suppliers related to the Program. You will be responsible for making sure that logistics plans and change management plans are in place to meet the customer’s requirements.

• Manage a “Structures” commodity portfolio of projects related to multiple Bombardier programs
• Ensure the adherence of the Program to budget targets
• Work in close relationship with colleagues of various functional teams to initiate, investigate, evaluate, prioritize and implement solutions to Program issues
• Create and follow project schedules to meet the Program requirements
• Evaluate commercial impacts of technical change and prioritize them
• Prepare profitability analysis and present them to the management team
• Control Program costs (manpower, material and other direct costs), negotiate with suppliers in terms of schedule, technical scope and commercial impact
• Lead internal and external governances to provide visibility on your project performance to the stakeholders
• Work in a cross-functional environment where you will interact with all management levels
• Identify potential problems; manage risk and opportunities by mitigating them along with functional teams
• Coordinate and ensure quality of departmental governances and ensure schedule adherence

How to thrive in this role? Skills, knowledge & experience

As our ideal candidate:

• You hold an undergraduate university degree in Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent. Holding a graduate degree or professional certifications would be an asset
• You have at least eight (8) years of professional experience in the aerospace sector or otherwise in a complex manufacturing sector. Ideally, you have twelve (12) or more years of experience
• You demonstrate informal leadership skills in project management and have an interest for commercial negotiations
• You have good communication and influencing skills; you are able to work in both English and French on a daily basis in order to collaborate with colleagues in Quebec and around the world
• You have good sense of organization, time management and you demonstrate autonomy
• You have good knowledge of manufacturing concepts and processes and the ability to relate them to financial performance
• You have excellent computer skills, particularly in MS Office suite, TEAMS, with knowledge of data base management, scheduling and spreadsheets
• You can work in either one of our Montreal sites or our Toronto site (at Pearson airport) at least twice per week in person