Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
Provide business leadership and guidance for an Integrated Product Team(IPT) and associated statement of work as delegated by the Program Manager
Responsible for the technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance of the Integrated Product Team end items and deliverables.
Major responsibilities include:
Organizing and leading the IPT; establishing, executing and maintaining IPT planning (including integration with the overall program execution plan)
Planning elements in support of the program integrated master schedule
Conducting IPT-level change control and RIO boards and ensuring integration with the Program Change Control Board to control and update IPT technical and non-technical baselines; supporting the Program Manager in stakeholder needs management activity
Coordination on the identification, development and validation of IPT allocated life cycle requirements (e.g. requirements,configuration, data, contract, etc)
Defining build-to / buy-to-packages; ensuring affordability to allocated targets
Maintaining EVM status and associated budgets and schedules
Maintaining requirements compliance and product configuration (including design data delivery); validation, verification, and certification oversight for responsibleend items
Coordination with SCM on supplier selection, integration, and oversight of SOW
Overseeing functional efforts to qualify materials, processes and suppliers (inc. first part qualification)
Overall development and delivery of end items / products
Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration.
Ability to direct, develop, align, integrate, implement and manage IPT plans and processes.
Ensure disciplined change control, including effectively evaluating and managing major and minor product and process changes and customer requests.
Qualifications
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Financial Acumen
Business Acumen
Managing with Influence
Technical Acumen (development)
Interpersonal relationships and communication
Work Experiences:
Customer Interface
Change Management
Engineering, Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Risk Management
Affordability Management
Product Configuration Management
Development and/or sustaining programs
Earned Value Management
Developing Proposals and Estimating
Integrated Program Planning and Scheduling
Cross-functional project management
Experience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPT's)
Experience with Continuous Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
3+ years’ experience in project management
3+ years’ experience developing and sustaining large complex projects
Business, Financial, and Technical Acumen
Ability to Manage with Influence
Experience building interpersonal professional relationships
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience in the following areas: Customer Interface, Change Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Affordability Management, Product Configuration Management, Development and/or sustaining programs, Earned Value Management, Developing Proposals and Estimating, Integrated Program Planning and Scheduling, Cross-functional project management, Experience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPT's), Experience with Continuous Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma
Must have DOD clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience utilizing various Microsoft Office Suite applications, such as Office 365 and Microsoft Project
Prior experience with SAP
Prior experience presenting detailed reports to Senior Leaders and/or Executives
Experience supporting internal and external clients
Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing and supply chain
Knowledge of operational processes and procedures
Knowledge of financial processes and procedures
Team player
Very detailed oriented
Project Management Certification
Prior department and/or business startup experience
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.