Engineering Delivery Manager

Description

The role is based in Herstal, Belgium.

The company makes precision guided rocket systems for helicopters and jet aircraft, and its Herstal site runs the key engineering activities. To deliver its production and product development plans, the company is growing the team and hiring an Engineering Delivery Manager.

This role manages engineering activities with a focus on delivery. You will build the team, work closely with the engineering teams, and set up goal-driven teams that are steered by engineering earned value management. You and the Product Design Authority share responsibility for organising the project, its processes and its deliverables within the agreed time and budget. The Product Design Authority holds technical responsibility for the chosen solution and its implementation. The role is a key capability for the business and offers room to grow your career.

Responsibilities

• Keep engineering delivery on schedule and within budget.
• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of engineering projects covering hardware, software and system integration.
• Build a team that shares these goals and forms an efficient engineering chain for all R&T and R&D activities.
• Manage cross-functional teams of systems engineers, software developers and test engineers.
• Raise project execution by building project management skills and improving project processes.
• Identify, assess and mitigate technical risks and issues across the project lifecycle.
• Define and track schedules, milestones and deliverables in line with contractual commitments.
• Organise collaborative work across internal resources, local subcontractors, foreign strategic partners and end customers, in Belgium or abroad.
• Work with program managers, the people manager, quality assurance and supply chain to comply with defence industry standards such as ISO 9001 and AQAP.
• Drive continuous improvement of delivery processes, including Agile or V-model methods adapted to defence projects.
• Keep internal stakeholders and external customers informed about progress, challenges and technical solutions.
• Manage the team against Program Engineering KPIs.
• Support regulatory and certification work on product safety, reliability and performance.

Requirements

• Hold a master's degree in engineering.
• Have at least 5 years of project management or technical leadership experience in a high-tech engineering company in aerospace, defence, automotive, embedded systems or another high-reliability industry.
• Know systems engineering, product development lifecycles and integration and testing processes well.
• Have worked with multidisciplinary teams on complex technical projects.
• Be results-oriented, cost-conscious and ready to take initiative.
• Manage several priorities and stakeholders in a highly regulated environment.
• Work with a clear vision and handle complex situations well.
• Bring a can-do attitude and lead with integrity.
• Engage stakeholders well and communicate clearly and enthusiastically.
• Show strong project management skills across scope, stakeholders, resources and risk, and work well in multidisciplinary teams.
• Use project management tools such as MS Project, Jira and Confluence.
• Keep a positive, cooperative mindset and look for improvements within your own team before looking at other teams.
• Know defence industry standards, quality frameworks and certification processes.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Nice to have: experience in aeronautics, space, defence or automotive, and knowledge of DO-178, ARP4754 or ISO 26262.
• Nice to have: knowledge of German or Dutch.

Conditions

Based in Herstal, Belgium.

Benefits

• The role offers opportunities for career growth.