Chief Engineer - Proposals

About This Role

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers' training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to

Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

The Chief Engineer of proposals mission is to ensure CAE USA produces the highest quality proposal package in the pursuit of new business. The Chief is responsible for the overall technical, fiscal, and schedule performance of all CAE USA engineering efforts on assigned proposals. Chief will identify required resources to complete the technical solution, proposal, and costing, and oversee the assigned resources in the production of these elements.

Working with the Capture Lead, the Chief will also support, and lead as necessary, all other proposal activity including cross-departmental collaboration and guidance.

• Direct responsibility for leading the execution of all technical proposal tasks, including solution, documentation (volumes or presentations), pricing, and proposal schedule performance.
• Accountable for capture and proposal technical solution and engineering deliverables (i.e. TSP).
• Accountable for quality of technical presentation material (i.e. readiness, writing and cost).
• Accountable for quality of technical writing input in support of reviews (i.e. pink, red, gold).
• Accountable for storyboards for technical sections.
• Support identification and incorporation of Win Themes.
• Lead technical decisions with a focus on cost-effective solutions.
• Review/Challenge PTW assumptions to strengthen PTW accuracy.
• Ensure selected review methods (live vs virtual) appropriate.
• Represent engineering in proposal schedule planning.
• Review execution IMS to ensure schedule is executable.
• Oversee engineering proposal activities and provide direction to align with capture strategy.
• Resolve uncertainty/provide clarity to engineering.
• Schedule Architectural Review Board of proposed solution (in capture/proposal).
• Facilitate efforts to transition from award to execution (Mobilization).
• Monitor proposal prior to award.
• Update status in Jira (Capture, Proposal).
• Assuring strategy comes through in the proposal response.
• Provide a highly energized and engaging work environment for proposal development.
• Work seamlessly with CAE USA proposal organization and the Systems Engineering teams.
• Succcess of strategic goals including corporate fiscal performance, local and Global Engineering initiatives, and CAE USA Strategic Business Objectives (SBOs).
• Assists with engineering leadership over the Lead to Award (L2A) process through both supervision and direct participation in proposal writing, proposal and solution review, and costing.
• Continuous improvement of proposal performance through processes improvement, tool identification and development, and other initiatives.
• Oversight of execution in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Active communication and status reporting of all above items with Systems Engineering Manager, Systems Architecture Group Leader, and Senior Leadership as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in an Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience in simulation training systems with a focus on aircraft platforms
• Sufficient understanding of business win concepts to effectively manage engineering's proposal performance
• Proven leadership capabilities of multi-disciplined teams
• Understanding of simulation hardware and software architecture, components, and technology
• Experience with Systems Engineering, Software Development, Hardware / Software Integration and product testing
• Technical acumen to support proposal activity outside our core simulation business
• Eligible for a US DoD Security Clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong motivation, leadership, and team building skills
• Ability to effectively manage technical teams
• Excellent problem solving, situational assessment, and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously through proper delegation skills and selective personal involvement
• Ability to motivate and facilitate effective change