Principal Liaison Engineer

Safran; Irvine (CA, WA); Vor Ort; USD 170.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Safran in Irvine is seeking a Principal Liaison Engineer to serve as the primary technical interface between SED and Boeing. You will coordinate activities across multiple SED product lines, support customer needs, and foster trust and collaboration with Boeing.

The role requires 15+ years in engineering, strong leadership, and expertise in MBSE, product development processes, and aerospace standards. Travel and on-site collaboration are expected.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required; maser degree a plus.
• 15+ years of related experience in aerospace or defense engineering.
• Experience interfacing with customers and leading technical discussions.

Aufgaben

• Act as onsite technical representative between SED and Boeing across product lines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to address customer inquiries and requirements.
• Lead reviews, problem solving, and information flow between customers and SED.
• Ensure adherence to standards, quality requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Provide feedback for product improvement and process enhancements.

Kenntnisse

Self-directed

Critical thinking

MBSE

System engineering

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Cameo

Jobbeschreibung

Summary of Job Purpose:

The Principal Liaison Engineer serves as the primary technical interface between SED and Boeing located in close proximity to customer design center. This role is responsible for coordinating activities across multiple SED product lines, supporting customer needs, and facilitating high-quality communications and relationships. The Principal Liaison Engineer ensures timely resolution of technical issues, provides expert guidance, and fosters trust and collaboration between SED and the customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as the onsite representative of SED, providing technical support, coordination, and issue resolution across all assigned product lines.
• Build a strong durable relationships with the key technical decision makers at Boeing, reinforce trust and credibility in the Safran product and operational execution
• Coordinate and communicate with SED product line engineers and specialists to address customer inquiries, requirements, and concerns.
• Coordinate Research and Technology planning and presentation so that it is aligned with customer expectations
• Interface with customer personnel to understand technical needs, communicate SED solutions, and relay feedback to internal SED teams. Understand technical pain points for current products.
• Facilitate the flow of information between customer and SED engineering, program management, quality, and supply chain functions.
• Monitor and report on customer needs, technical challenges, and emerging opportunities to SED leadership.
• Support and coordinate the onsite resolution of issues between Boeing and SED teams related to product performance, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
• Lead or participate in cross-functional meetings, technical reviews, and problem-solving activities with customer and SED teams.
• Ensure adherence to SED and customer standards, quality requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Provide feedback and recommendations for product improvement, process enhancement, new features or quality initiatives based on customer experience.
• Represent SED in a professional, proactive manner, promoting a collaborative and solutions-focused culture. Required Competencies:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, aerospace, electrical, engineering technology, manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or systems engineering. Maser degree a plus.

Typical experience: Principal Liaison Engineer: 15 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

Experience within the aerospace industry, is required, direct experience working with Boeing is a plus.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Must be a self-directed individual requiring minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, identify root causes and propose effective solutions
• Understands and is proficient with engineering documentation requirements, and engineering analysis tools.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge or experience in aerospace, electrical, or mechanical systems
• Understands the safety and environmental implications of architecture decisions required for aerospace applications.
• Ability to work closely with internal and external customers at engineering and management levels with minimum supervision
• Experience presenting technical plans or speaking on technical topics to project teams, customers or other groups as required
• Adhere to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of the health, safety, and environmental program and culture
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools such as Cameo or equivalents.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Strong understanding of system engineering development processes such as ARP 4754 or IEEE 632.
• Knowledge of DO-160, ARP4761, and MIL-STD-810 preferred.
• Familiar with Advance Product Quality Planning is a plus but not required.

Leadership skills / Management skills / Personal skills

• Inductive reasoning
• Integrity
• Judgement and problem solvingLeadership
• Communication, both verbally and written and through active listening and reading comprehension.
• Customer oriented
• Adaptable and flexible
• Ability to summarize complex information
• A deep understanding of root cause corrective action
• Knowledge of change control management
• Critical thinking
• Dependability
• Change agent
• Planning, organization, and prioritizing