Manager Mechanical Engineering

About Flight Safety International

Flight Safety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. Flight Safety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award‑winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Responsible for the activities of the Mechanical Engineering Group.

• Directly or indirectly supervises 15 to 45 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization
  
  A's policies and applicable laws. Interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Recruits, interviews, and selects employees to fill vacant positions within the Mechanical Engineering Group.
• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
• Advices management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations and or inter to departmental relations.
• Provides direction and acts as an example in the application of company policies and procedures.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Exhibits and practices professional and courteous behavior while interacting with both internal and external customers.
• Interacts within a cooperative environment through beneficial behavior, commitment to common goals, contribution to problem solving, communication of ideas and suggestions, and encouragement to other employees and departments.
• Accountable for the control and distribution of documents and or equipment subject to export control restrictions and the security of FSI materials, projects and business information regarding the methods and techniques used in the production and usage of FSI products.
• Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of assigned tasks.
• Accountable for department execution of submitted budgets and hours estimates.
• Accountable for department accomplishment of all project tasks in accordance with published project schedules.
• Able to adhere to a work schedule including prompt and regular attendance.
• Coach, resolve conflict and correct action as needed to solve performance related issues.
• Monitor and measure team progress against business plan and recommend changes as needed.
• Establish staff performance expectations and provide regular feedback from both informal and scheduled reviews.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical or business discipline

• 10 years experience.

• Word processing, Spreadsheets, Microsoft Office, Understanding of Mechanical engineering practices and standards. AutoCAD, Solid Works, etc..

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must…