Engineering Manager

Inspired by Challenge. Opportunity with Reward. Committed to Community.

These are the pillars on which PAL Aerospace is built. We operate on a foundation of innovation – it’s at the core of our business, in everything we do. We’ve spent forty years building a strong reputation centered around our ‘can-do’ attitude, creating customized, cutting-edge solutions for our clients at home and abroad.

When you think of a Canada-born aviation success story, PAL Aerospace Engineering ranks high on the list. Headquartered in Vaughan, ON, PAL Aerospace Engineering (formerly DECA Aviation) works with internal and external clients to create readymade solutions and turnkey engineering and design that push the boundary of innovation. We’re a proud company of the Exchange Income Corporation giving us the opportunity to work with internal clients across Canada, while maintaining a growing portfolio across the globe.

PAL Aerospace is currently seeking qualified applications for an Engineering Manager. This role is a balanced position where the workload is divided equally between mechanical engineering tasks and managerial duties. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in aerospace mechanical systems or structural assessment, airworthiness certification and have proven experience in team leadership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As the Engineering Manager, your duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Engineering duties (mechanical systems, structures and airworthiness certification):

• Work on individual projects or as part of a group in all areas of aircraft modification and repair projects for wide range of aircraft from normal through transport category fixed and rotary wing.
• Support in interfacing directly with customers, equipment suppliers, TCCA/FAA/EASA and subcontractors in support of project requirements.
• Perform on-site engineering support for aircraft modifications, surveys, testing, etc.
• Effectively communicate with on-site aircraft maintenance team and manage engineering design changes during aircraft modifications.
• Preparation of engineering and airworthiness documentation from modification conceptualization to final approval.
• Assist with the training and development of junior engineers including the assistance to generate training materials.
• Any other duties assigned relevant to the role.

Management duties:

• Manage and lead the Mechanical and Structures Engineering teams respectively.
• Actively identify, nominate, mentor and support future delegate candidates.
• Participate in recruitment activities and selection of new team members to the core engineering group.
• Fulfill Human Resource activities as it relates to being a manager with direct employee reports
• Determine and manage your team’s workload capacity and maintain awareness of your team’s work assignments.
• Assist in resource allocation meetings to assign your team members to projects based on project task requirements, resource availability and resource capability.
• Assist and mentor direct reports such as providing technical direction on their assigned tasks.
• Assist in developing engineering procedures and workflow processes to improve the engineering groups efficiencies.
• Collaborating with other Engineering Managers to support requests and meetings from Senior Director of Engineering.
• Any other duties assigned relevant to the role.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years work experience in a technical role supporting aircraft development, modifications and/or repairs.
• 3+ years work experience in role managing a technical/engineering team.
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or extensive applicable experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of airworthiness regulations and standards from Transport Canada, FAA and/or EASA and the methods of airworthiness compliance to the regulations is preferred.
• Direct experience and knowledge in Design Approval Organization (DAO) activities is preferred.
• Experience with cad software (Solidworks and AutoCAD software packages is preferred).
• Hands on experience in one or more of the following is required: aircraft structures and stress analysis, mechanical systems and occupancy safety.
• Proficient with aircraft procedures and publications such as AMM, SRM, AFM, IPC, scheduled maintenance, etc.
• Excellent organization and time management skills to be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong verbal communication, writing and publication skills with a high attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong management skills such as emotional intelligence, relationship building, strategic thinking, delegating, team building, motivation and conflict resolution.

What PAL Aerospace offers you:

• Personal travel privileges with PAL and interline agreements with other airlines
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Specialized PAL days

PAL Aerospace is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that celebrates and encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion whereby individuals are recognized, supported, and respected. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

#PALAerospace