Professional, Project Engineering - Defense

Bombardier; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier is seeking a Professional, Project Engineering - Defense in Montreal, Canada. You will act as the Project Engineering and Integration focal for challenging defense aircraft programs and coordinate with the PMO, customers and suppliers.

We value leaders who can plan schedules, budgets and milestones, align multi-disciplinary stakeholders, and ensure contract requirements are delivered on time. Fluency in French and English, along with MS Office and project tools, is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or finance.
• 5+ years of project management experience in aerospace.
• Bilingual in French and English.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Knowledge of MS Project, PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Engineering and Integration focal for various missionized aircraft programs.
• Interface with PMO and customers’ technical representatives and suppliers.
• Create schedules, milestones and budgets for technical activities.
• Plan and monitor tasks to achieve project objectives and estimates.
• Plan and monitor financials to achieve project targets.
• Lead multidisciplinary stakeholders to resolve technical roadblocks and risks.
• Coordinate resources to execute the plan and ensure contract delivery on schedule.
• Prepare status, cost and schedule updates for governance meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Bilingual (French & English)

Project management

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

ITAR knowledge (asset)

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or Finance

Tools

MS Projects

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Job description

When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

Why join us?

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Competitive base salary
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tele Health Program

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.

Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.

Job Professional, Project Engineering - Defense

Primary Location BAN

Organization Aerospace Canada

Shift Day job

Employee Status Regular

Requisition 16514 Professional, Project Engineering - Defense