Field Enablement & Operations Manager

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health Insurance

401K matching

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation seeks a Field Enablement & Operations Manager to build and run the operational-intelligence and field-enablement capability for Global Customer Support Field Engineering. You will drive early issue detection, risk assessment, and data-driven improvements across product, operations and field teams.

The role integrates aircraft, fleet, reliability, and AI-enabled evidence into trusted reporting, executive reviews, and self-service tools while partnering with CSFE,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; substantial applicable experience.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, field engineering, analytics, reliability, customer support, or performance improvement.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration and influencing without authority.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted CSFE reports, dashboards, leadership reviews, and decision-support views with source lineage and confidence levels.
• Lead complex field investigations by defining scope, affected populations, impact, evidence confidence, ownership and actions; apply AI where appropriate.
• Develop reusable frameworks, templates, prompts, guides, training, onboarding, and communities of practice to increase field self-sufficiency and responsible AI adoption.
• Standardize intake, prioritization, escalation, reviews, KPI definitions, scorecards, cadence, and governance for field issues and AI-enabled workflows.
• Clarify decision rights and route significant findings to accountable Product, Engineering, Service, or data owners.

Skills

Field engineering

Operational intelligence

Performance measurement

Customer support operations

Technical investigations

AI-enabled workflows

KPI development

Data governance

SQL & Python

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

APIs

Workflow automation

BI reporting environments

Job description

Field Enablement & Operations Manager

Overview

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, Wi‑Fi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. If you want to learn more about us, visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to https://careers.na.panasonic.com/avionics/jobs.

Responsibilities

This role builds and operates the operational-intelligence and field-enablement capability for Global Customer Support Field Engineering. It helps CSFE identify recurring field issues earlier, assess fleet and customer risk, improve technical decisions, and turn field evidence into measurable product, service, and operational improvements. The role integrates aircraft, fleet, reliability, incident, customer‑support, readiness, operational, and AI‑enabled evidence into trusted reporting, investigation methods, executive reviews, training materials, and self‑service tools. It partners across CSFE, Global Technical Engineering, Product, Engineering, Incident Management, CPC, PTS, GTO, and data and AI teams to clarify ownership, accelerate action, and improve field-to-product closure while applying responsible AI practices with human review, source transparency, data‑quality awareness, and governance discipline.

Major Responsibilities:

Operational Reporting & Decision Support

• Build trusted CSFE reports, dashboards, leadership reviews, customer‑facing inputs, and decision‑support views with source lineage, caveats, confidence levels, refresh expectations, and appropriate AI‑enabled summarization, anomaly detection, and insight generation.

Systemic Investigation & Field Analytics

• Lead complex field investigations by defining scope, affected populations, impact, evidence confidence, ownership, recommended actions, and analytical playbooks. Apply AI and machine‑learning techniques where appropriate to detect patterns, support root‑cause analysis, and prioritize field risks.

Capability Enablement, Training & Self‑Service Adoption

• Develop reusable frameworks, templates, prompts, guides, training, onboarding, office hours, and communities of practice that increase field self‑sufficiency, support responsible AI adoption, and reduce reliance on a single specialist.

Operating Model, KPI & Performance Enablement

• Standardize intake, prioritization, escalation, reviews, KPI definitions, scorecards, cadence, closure mechanisms, ownership clarity, and governance expectations for systemic field issues, operational‑performance risks, and AI‑enabled workflows.

Cross‑Functional Alignment & Field‑to‑Product Closure

• Clarify decision rights, surface unowned risks, route significant findings to accountable Product, Engineering, Service, operational, or data and AI owners, and track disposition without duplicating ownership.

The salary range of $119,000 – $200,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of field engineering, operational intelligence, performance measurement, customer support operations, technical investigations, workflow improvement, AI‑enabled business process enablement, operational analytics, KPI development, data quality, governance, and evidence traceability.
• Ability to implement repeatable reporting routines, investigation methods, operating mechanisms, training materials, and self‑service tools.
• Experience working with cloud‑based data platforms (AWS or equivalent), APIs, workflow automation, and modern reporting environments.
• Experience applying Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), copilots, or agentic AI workflows to operational reporting, technical investigations, knowledge management, field enablement, and decision support within enterprise environments.
• SQL and Python proficiency with hands‑on experience interrogating complex operational data using modern business intelligence, analytics, and cloud‑based data platforms to develop trusted reporting, automate analytical workflows, and support evidence‑based decision making.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional work without direct authority and translate evidence into clear technical, operational, executive, and customer‑facing communication.

• Demonstrated ability to solve cross‑functional operational and technical problems.
• Strong expertise in connecting field evidence, customer impact, engineering and product ownership, and business outcomes.

• Proven ability to define CSFE operational‑intelligence methods, evidence standards, performance definitions, and reporting mechanisms.
• Strong ability to prioritize and escalations significant failures.
• Ability to facilitate assignments and follow‑through with accountable operational, engineering, product, or service owners.

• History of regular engagement with CSFE leadership team.
• Experience in regularly engaging PAC regional leaders and any of the following:
  • Global Technical Engineering
  • Incident Management
  • CPC
  • Product
  • Engineering
  • PTS
  • GTO
  • Data teams
  • Customer‑facing stakeholders

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of education and substantial applicable experience at discretion of hiring manager.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, field engineering, analytics, reliability, customer support, or performance improvement; equivalent senior or lead‑level impact may be considered with an advanced degree or directly relevant experience.

Our Principles:

• Contribution to Society
• Fairness & Honesty
• Cooperation & Team Spirit
• Untiring Effort for Improvement
• Courtesy & Humility
• Adaptability
• Gratitude

What We Offer:

• At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.
• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non‑exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
• Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.
• Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program.
• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long‑term and Short‑term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre‑employment drug testing is required for safety‑sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate.