Aircraft Leasing Assistant Vice President Engineering

GKR Search and Selection; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GKR Search and Selection is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Engineering for its aircraft leasing business in San Francisco. The role offers broad exposure across engineering, asset management and project activity within a global environment.

You will coordinate engineering workstreams, support project delivery and manage external resources while maintaining regulatory and technical standards. A senior professional with aviation experience and strong stakeholder skills will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of aviation engineering experience in leasing or airline.
• Strong technical knowledge of commercial aircraft.
• Good understanding of applicable aviation regulations and engineering requirements.
• Strong project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Avionics experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support across a range of portfolio, transaction and technical project activity.
• Coordinate aircraft configuration, modification and engineering workstreams across assigned assets.
• Support the planning and delivery of technical projects, ensuring key milestones and requirements are met.
• Manage project costs, external engineering resources and third-party technical providers where required.
• Review technical documentation and support regulatory, compliance and approval processes.
• Work closely with internal teams and external partners to identify and resolve engineering issues.
• Assess relevant technical and regulatory developments and consider their potential impact on aircraft, projects and portfolio strategy.
• Contribute to wider technical initiatives and continuous improvement across the business.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Aviation engineering

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Job description

We are supporting an aircraft leasing business in the search for an Assistant Vice President, Engineering to join its technical team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced aviation engineering professional to take on a broad and commercially focused role, supporting a range of engineering, portfolio and project-related activity within a global environment.

The Opportunity

• Broad exposure across engineering, asset management and project activity
• Opportunity to work closely with commercial, technical and external stakeholders
• Involvement in a varied portfolio of aircraft and technical workstreams
• Scope to contribute to engineering standards, project delivery and wider business objectives
• Competitive package with strong long-term career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support across a range of portfolio, transaction and technical project activity
• Coordinate aircraft configuration, modification and engineering workstreams across assigned assets
• Support the planning and delivery of technical projects, ensuring key milestones and requirements are met
• Manage project costs, external engineering resources and third-party technical providers where required
• Review technical documentation and support regulatory, compliance and approval processes
• Work closely with internal teams and external partners to identify and resolve engineering issues
• Assess relevant technical and regulatory developments and consider their potential impact on aircraft, projects and portfolio strategy
• Contribute to wider technical initiatives and continuous improvement across the business

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of aviation engineering experience in leasing or airline
• Strong technical knowledge of commercial aircraft
• Good understanding of applicable aviation regulations and engineering requirements
• Strong project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Avionics experience is highly desirable