Engineer Principal Specialist, Aerodynamics

When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

 

Why join us?

 

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

 

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

 

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following: 

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Competitive base salary 
• Retirement savings plan 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tele Health Program

What are your contributions to the team?

•    Support the Aerodynamics Knowledge Domain for Defense programs and R&T roadmap initiatives:

•    Reporting to the Defense Director, you will:

•    Collaborate with leadership in creating and communicating a long-term vision, balances short- and long-term goals, and connects strategies to OML shape and flight characteristics and flight program activities for Defense programs and strategic technologies activities.

•    For new aircraft programs, support the definition of Marketing and lead Design and Aircraft related KD requirements at an aircraft and business level.

•    For new aircraft programs, represent Aero at the aircraft level in multidisciplinary teams and work groups.

•    Lead risks evaluation associated with complex Defense projects, considering technical, financial, and operational factors. Lead mitigation strategies definition to ensure successful outcomes.

•    Approve Aerodynamic Knowledge Domain specific defense designs proposed by the team for complex design.

•    Collect lessons learned, ensure use of common approach across programs and identify areas of improvement and evolution.

•    Plan, update and support the Bombardier Engineering System for Aerodynamics Knowledge Domain.

•    Cultivate an academic and industry network and influence the development of emergent technologies and standards for Aerodynamics Knowledge Domain.

•    Maintain a positive outlook and constructive attitude during difficult and complex situations.

•    Champion of ethical practices and policies, drive positive change and promote a culture of integrity, respect and inclusiveness.

•    Share deep technical knowledge and guidance within the team, provide mentorship to professional and technical expert engineers and recommend development action of technical experts as part of PDP.

•    Provide large Defense project cross-functional management leveraging program level Integrated Master Schedules provided by project management team.  Provide FAA regulation compliance path for Aerodynamics aspects, Customer Facing/Meeting Readiness, Change Management, ORIS management, and program milestone/gate reviews.

•    Conduct weekly program reviews from Director to VP level.

How to thrive in this role?

•    You possess deep company, regulatory, and industry experience in systems engineering and integration with emphasis in Military or Defense Systems.

•    You have demonstrated ability to represent company interests with regulatory stakeholders, system suppliers, large-scale integrators, and Defense customers.

•    You are a known and sought-after specialist to Senior Leadership in areas that involve Kaizen and problem-solving systems issues and leading external and internal teams toward solutions.

•    You have an established level of trust and influence within the engineering community to cross-functionally lead and enable winning conditions.

•    You have held accountable leadership roles (such as but not limited to Knowledge Owner, Systems SME, DER or ODA UM, B&P support, Manager, Section Chief) at Bombardier.

•    You have a university engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.

•    You possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Aircraft Configuration, Systems Engineering and Integration, including Defense Systems.

•    You possess a minimum of 15 years’ experience in Aerodynamics engineering.

•    You have working knowledge of each phase of a new development and STC mo