Flight and Integration Test Center (FITC) Development Activities Lead

Job description

Do you have experience in the management of aircraft development activities, have you worked closely with flight test teams and would you like to progress and develop new skills? Then this job is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is looking for a Flight and Integration Test Center Development (FITC) Lead (f/m) to join our flight test team based in Mirabel (Québec, Canada).

You will be part of the Flight and Integration Test Center team responsible for all flight and integration testing activities on the A220 program. The team organization is established to promote cross-collaboration autonomously, supporting each other and learning collectively.

Your role as FITC Development Lead will be to organise and drumbeat the development flight test activities inside the FITC: matching the customers (CoC, chief engineer, program) needs and FITC capacities and competencies, while managing risks and opportunities and preparing key decisions.

Your working environment

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is headquartered in Mirabel, in the greater Montreal area, where the vibrant city of Montreal is just a stone's throw away. The region offers a high quality of life for younger or experienced professionals and families, balancing career opportunities and outdoor activities.

How we care for you

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, annual bonus, group insurance plan, pension plan and share purchase plan.

• Work / Life Balance: A hybrid working policy, on-site cafeterias and a highly competitive holiday policy.

• Wellbeing/Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Program and on-site Medical Service.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses, certifications, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Your challenges

• Build and maintain development mid/long term schedule in interaction with center of competencies, chief engineer and program teams.

• Organise and drumbeat the mid/long term planning rituals: Wednesday dashboard review, Friday FT priorities/activities alignment meeting, FT steerco.

• Ensure follow up of all development activities, relying on flight test project leaders, to ensure FITC TCQP delivery of the development flight test campaign, proper management of risks & opportunities and potential arbitration between activities at flight test level.

• Functional lead of flight test development project leaders.

• Gather flight test means from centers of competencies and perform quotations to prepare mid/long term planning and participate in AOP building.

Your boarding pass

• Educated to an Engineering degree (or equivalent).

• Experience in project management.

• Experience in flight test campaign management.

• Ability to lead and energize teams without direct reporting line to team members.

• Good communication and influencing skills.

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

• Analytical and synthesis skills.

• Autonomy and creativity.

• Language skills: an advanced level in English is required.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.