Description

There\xe2\x80\x99s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We\xe2\x80\x99re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose \xe2\x80\x93 Connecting People, Uniting the World \xe2\x80\x93 is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we\xe2\x80\x99re growing \xe2\x80\x93 in the years ahead, we\xe2\x80\x99ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world? At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they\xe2\x80\x99re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you\xe2\x80\x99re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

Director of Systems Fleet Engineering is responsible to manage a team of engineers with primary focus on safety, regulatory mandates, reliability, and fleet health and supervise a large scope of engineering systems which include hydraulics, flight controls, landing gears, tires, brakes, landing gear, pneumatic to identify just a few of the critical areas of focus for the team. In addition, the director is responsible for development of transformational scope for the team and providing specialized service, project and technical support for the operation, performance, modification, and repair of all aircraft components. Focused attention on aircraft reliability will be a critical component of the team

• The Systems Director provides technical engineering services and expert recommendations
• Trouble-shooting support to other departments and personnel involved with aircraft systems
• Monitors aircraft performance to provide continuous improvement and to initiate pro-active actions to support line operation
• Evaluate the benefits of the cost impact of a fleet decision to ensure an optimum balance of cost, asset utilization, quality, and reliability
• Participates in Senior leader meeting where they provide reports and presentations on the trends and performance of an assigned fleet
• Represents the company to the FAA, NTSB, ATA, ARINC and other external and internal organizations regarding specific aircraft related issues
• Develop high level organization goals for the team that will focus on metrics that will drive measurable change to reliability within systems ATAs
• Extensive weekly reviews at Weekly Reliability
• Meetings where team is speaking publicly on top fleet drivers in the reliability areas
• Coordinate work extensively with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and operational efficiency
• Provide system wide technical proficiency in the systems areas for the airline to maintain high levels of performance
• Guides the development of sophisticated designs and implementation plans and project justification
• Acquire funding approval, management of project implementation, technical support, and FAA approvals as required through knowledge of United ODA process
• Extensive mentor-ship and team development of leads and principal team members to grow talent and technical proficiency within the team
• Will need to grow and develop team to better deliver on goals

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the \xe2\x80\x9cdesired\xe2\x80\x9d qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

What\xe2\x80\x99s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor\'s degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering) or 4 years of relevant work experience
• 10+ years engineering experience
• 5+ years developing a team in a technical area, or equivalent type project management role at a high engineering level
• Extensive knowledge of FARs, airworthiness design and substantiation criteria, aircraft and equipment design and operational characteristics, aircraft materials and processes
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position
• This role follows a hybrid scheduling model

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master\'s degree
• A&P license

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.

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