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About the role
- Associate Director managing ECS HydroMechanical Product Line with a focus on customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Overseeing product strategy, development, and supplier partnerships in the aerospace sector.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) to meet all product line deliverables while creating and maintaining working relationships with internal customers and functional leadership
- Identify risks and interface with cross-functional teams to develop appropriate mitigation and resolution
- Solve complex operational issues through data analysis to lead the IPT in root cause and corrective action solutions while maintaining open communications and a cooperative work environment
- Implement the product value stream strategy from both a technical and manufacturing perspective, drive progress and monitor results
- Oversee the introduction of new products into the value stream throughout the Design & Development phases in conjunction with the customer value streams, engineering, operations and the functional groups
- Drive actions to reduce cost and improve quality, producibility, and reliability across the product line
- Partner with Supply Chain Management to improve supplier on time delivery
- Travel 10% annually
- Provide customer proposal input and support, including generation of relevant RLPM plans and gate packages
- Evaluate engineering schedules and Bases of Estimates
- Generate development and production Total Manufacturing Costs
- Evaluate operations capacity and capital equipment planning
- Oversee development and production program management
- Implement product cost reduction initiatives
- Drive on-time delivery and overdue reduction of HydroMechanical products
- Ensure supplier quality issues are addressed effectively and in a timely manner
- Support supplier rate-readiness activities for new and growing programs
- Interface with Supply Chain Management (SCM) / Planning to identify, expedite and minimize future part shortages
- Coordinate with production operations and supply chain in managing production deliveries, communicate/coordinate with Operations Leads to convey delivery commitments and risks to meet customer schedule requirements
- Monitor metrics (delivery/quality/overdue) and ensure RCCA is being driven
- Review demand changes and coordinate with HydroMechanical Industrial Leads
- Develop Buffer Strategies to maximize delivery results
- Manage financial sales specific to production deliveries
- Organize and support product reviews and team meetings
- Support the Customer Program Management teams in ensuring customer satisfaction through strong communication and concise presentation material
Requirements
- Typically requires University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
- Engineering, Science or Technology degree
- Operations and project/program management experience
- People leader experience
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
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