Project Engineering Supervisor

Senior plc; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 114,750 - 155,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, seeks a Project Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of Project Engineers and Interns through design and verification activities for new product development, sustaining engineering, and R&D programs, under the Director of Product Engineering.

The role emphasizes assigning responsibilities, monitoring schedules and budgets, and driving process improvement across the IPT while mentoring staff and ensuring timely, profitable technical results.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering; M.S. preferred.
• 5+ years aerospace engineering experience.
• 5+ years managing projects and leading teams; mentoring engineers.
• Prior experience in aerospace mechanical systems engineering.
• Experience with AS9145 / APQP Product Planning and Development phases.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design team during all phases of the development process with value engineering and guidance to design professionals.
• Provide technical leadership of New Product Development programs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive generation of ideas and oversee technical efforts to ensure timely, profitable results.
• Recruit, direct, evaluate, and mentor staff; oversee staff development and performance reviews.
• Identify process improvements and establish best practices across the IPT; monitor progress and adapt tactics.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Project management

Team leadership

Mentoring

Mechanical engineering

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

M.S. preferred

Job description

Senior plc is an international, market‑leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high‑technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, is the world’s largest aerospace high‑pressure ducting system supplier. Starting as ‘Stainless Steel Products’ in 1945, and acquired by Senior plc in 1995, we are vertically integrated with our own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO‑certified engineering lab, allowing us to design, manufacture, and qualify complex ducting systems for space launch, defense, and commercial aerospace applications worldwide.

Senior Aerospace SSP is the recognized global leader in high‑pressure bleed air ducting systems. We provide "total resource" system solutions for complex ducting requirements, with our components found on most aircraft operating worldwide.

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics, safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. At SSP, we believe in building strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and most importantly, our employees. We foster a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth.

Job Description

Summary: The Project Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading and supervising a group of Project Engineers, and Engineering Interns through the product design and design verification activities for new product development, sustaining engineering, and research and development programs. This position will assist in the assignment of engineers to specific design activities, ensure that their specific responsibilities are clearly defined, and monitor the progress of activities to ensure adherence to schedules and budgets. Additionally, along with the Director of Product Engineering, the position will be responsible for ensuring the execution of internal departmental process improvement goals within the Engineering organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This position will have direct‑reports, Project Engineers and Engineering Interns, within the department and will assign activities ensuring that their responsibilities are clearly defined and monitoring the progress of activities to ensure adherence to schedules.

• Leads the design team during all phases of the development process by providing value engineering evaluation, providing direction & guidance to the design professionals, and developing/monitoring open issues.
• Provide technical leadership of New Product Development programs with the internal IPDT (Integrated Product Development Team; i.e. design engineers, design drafters, manufacturing engineering, test lab technicians, program managers, etc.) and external customer.
• Stimulates generation of technical ideas and concepts; recommends engineering activities and investigation of technical areas which hold potential for benefitting the department; maintains surveillance of the overall technical effort to assure that it produces timely results which are profitable to the company.
• Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Sets employee goals and manages achievements. Develops employees through mentoring, and assigning specific work to enhance employee technical and personal growth. Responsible for the performance/merit reviews (min annual) of the employees.
• Identifies areas for improvement in work group processes and drive resolutions to improve methodologies and techniques. Works with peers to establish best practices to be enacted across the IPT. Monitors progress and adapts tactics to resolve unexpected project complications.
• Perform administrative functions to support the working team such as reviewing and writing reports, performing analysis, reviewing and releasing drawings, monitoring testing activities, etc.
• Keeps abreast of engineering development in the industry; investigates new ideas in the department's field of interest to determine their value to or effect upon the department.
• Serve as back up for the Director of Product Engineering during absences or business travel.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the Project Engineering team, including interns and any applicable contract engineers.

Qualifications

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Requires B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. M.S. preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of aerospace engineering experience or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience managing projects and leading teams; experience leading a team of diverse individuals toward a common objective; experience mentoring and guiding engineers.
• Prior experience in aerospace mechanical systems engineering.
• Prior experience with AS9145 / APQP Project Planning and Product Design & Development phases.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with aircraft fluid systems
• Prior experience with all AS9145 / APQP / PPAP Product Lifecycle phases
• Prior experience with managing and fulfilling product certification requirements (e.g: FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, CAAC, etc.).
• Prior experience with metal manufacturing/forming processes.

Additional Information

Annual Target Salary = $135,000.00

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market‑led base salary, bonus structure, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off.

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor

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