Contractor : Professional, Engineering, Projects, Defense

Bombardier; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier Defense in Montreal seeks a seasoned Project Engineering and Integration focal to drive challenging aircraft programs from concept to certification. You will oversee schedules, budgets, and milestones, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and manage supplier activities to ensure on-time, compliant delivery.

You will interact with the PMO and customers, lead risk mitigation, and deliver regular status updates to upper management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or Finance.
• 5+ years of project management experience in aerospace; technical engineering experience is an asset.
• Strong understanding of the aircraft development environment from conceptual design to certification.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to align and influence stakeholders.
• Bilingual in French and English.
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and MS Excel for presentations at various levels.
• Expert skills in MS Projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of aircraft, aircraft systems and mission equipment (preferred).
• Knowledge of ITAR and Controlled Goods Program regulations; government/military flight ops exposure is an asset.
• Willingness to travel and work extended hours; eligible to view ITAR/Controlled Goods material.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Engineering and Integration focal for missionized aircraft programs.
• Interface with PMO and customer representatives and suppliers.
• Create schedules, milestones and budgets for technical activities.
• Plan and monitor tasks and interdependencies to achieve objectives.
• Plan and monitor financials to hit targets.
• Lead multidisciplinary stakeholders to resolve technical roadblocks.
• Ensure all technical activities align with the schedule and contract requirements.
• Coordinate engineering resources and identify/resolution of issues.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and coordination.
• Submit all deliverables and manage technical documentation.
• Coordinate supplier activities and governance updates.

Skills

Project management

Aerospace industry

Leadership

Communication

Bilingual FR/EN

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Projects

Technical knowledge of aircraft

ITAR knowledge

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or Finance

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Projects

Job description

What are your contributions to the team?

• Act as Project Engineering and Integration focal for various challenging missionized aircraft programs;
• Interface with Bombardier Defense’s Program Management Office (PMO) and with the customers’ technical/PMO representatives and suppliers;
• Create schedules, milestones and budgets for technical activities;
• Plan and monitor tasks to achieve project objectives; from technical activities to estimating levels of effort, to scheduling tasks and their interdependencies;
• Plan and monitor financials to achieve project targets;
• Lead and drive the involvement of multidisciplinary stakeholders to find solutions to technical roadblocks, risks and challenges;
• Ensure that all technical activities are harmonized, and that the delivery of all contract requirements is performed as per the schedule;
• Coordinate engineering resources to execute on the plan as well as identifying risks and facilitating the resolution of issues;
• Communicate with stakeholders (customer, management, team, resources, supplier) such that there is solid alignment and coordination;
• Be accountable for the submission of all deliverables;
• Manage all technical requirements documentations;
• Manage schedule, facilitate and coordinate key milestones activities in support of program/project (internal and external);
• Responsible for coordinating the supplier activities;
• Support and assist in preparing and presenting status, cost and schedule updates to upper management through regular governance meetings.

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or Finance;
• You have at least 5 years of project management experience in aerospace; technical engineering experience is an asset;
• You possess an excellent understanding and relevant experience in the aircraft development environment from conceptual design to aircraft certification;
• You demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills such that you are able to communicate, align and influence stakeholders;
• You must have strong communication skills to ensure clear consistent and timely information sharing within the team and across functional areas;
• You are bilingual in French and English;
• You must have proficiency in MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel to generate and give presentations to various levels in the company;
• You must have expert skills in MS Projects;
• You have a strong technical knowledge of aircraft, aircraft systems and special mission equipment (preferred);
• You have knowledge of ITAR and Controlled Goods Program regulations and previous experience in government and/or military flight operations exposure would be considered an asset;
• You may be required to travel and work extended hours when required;
• You are eligible to view and handle ITAR/Controlled Goods material.