Chief Architect, Aircraft Systems — EcoJet

Bombardier Transportation GmbH; Dorval; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Base salary

Retirement plan

Employee assistance

Telehealth program

Job summary

Bombardier is seeking a Technical Expert, Engineering - Chief Architect, Aircraft Systems to lead the development of aircraft-level systems architectures for innovative projects. You will define, coordinate, and oversee all aircraft systems activities, working with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.

You bring 10+ years in aircraft system development or architecture, a strong systems engineering background, and excellent stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering; Systems Engineering training is an asset.
• 10+ years of experience in aircraft system development, aircraft integration, systems architecture development or multi-disciplinary aircraft design.
• Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional technical decision making and architecture trade studies, driving for clarity, ownership and closure.
• Strong understanding of aircraft-level requirements, safety, interfaces, verification and validation and technical risk.
• Experience with unconventional aircraft configurations, more electric architectures, distributed systems and novel propulsion concepts.

Responsibilities

• Frame and lead the development of aircraft-level system architectures, concepts and solutions - and their associated requirements - that best respond to technical and program management needs.
• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and systems thinking approach to plan, architect, and develop aircraft systems solutions.
• Organize and drive aircraft-level systems-centric trade studies to support the development of aircraft architecture and configurations.
• Ensure that safety and certification considerations influence concept exploration and architecture definition from the earliest stages.
• Establish and govern critical interfaces across systems, disciplines, demonstrators, suppliers, and partner organizations.
• Maintain an authoritative and traceable definition of system architecture baseline and variants across requirements, models, interfaces, decisions, analyses, and demonstration results.
• Communicate aircraft system architecture, its key decisions, and supporting activities clearly to technical teams, project leadership, and research partners.
• Develop, execute, and oversee aircraft systems technology maturity plans, including application of a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) approach, to ensure that technology development closes specific aircraft-level knowledge gaps and meets aircraft configuration needs.
• Influence the technical direction of R&T program activities supporting all systems-related BWB activities.
• Maintain alignment between aircraft concept, systems architecture, technology roadmaps and demonstration strategy.
• Lead aircraft-level validation and verification activities from the definition to the execution including the associated documentation.

Skills

Systems leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Systems thinking

Communication skills

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Bombardier is seeking a Technical Expert, Engineering - Chief Architect, Aircraft Systems to lead the development of aircraft-level systems architectures for innovative projects. You will define, coordinate, and oversee all aircraft systems activities, working with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.

You bring 10+ years in aircraft system development or architecture, a strong systems engineering background, and excellent stakeholder communication.