Director of Component Reliability & Engineering

Our client, a global aerospace and defense company, operating across 20 different countries and specializing in providing aviation services to commercial and government operators across the World, are looking to recruit a Director of Component Reliability and Engineering, to be based at offices near Gatwick Airport, West Sussex.

On Offer:

• An opportunity to join a forward–thinking aerospace / aviation service provider with great potential for future growth
• An attractive salary (Director level)
• Additional Leave (loyalty scheme which adds additional days leave for every year worked, up to a value of 25 days)
• Enhanced Pension (following probation); the company will double the value of the employee contribution up to a value of 10%
• Private Medical and Dental (following probation)

Main Purpose of the Role:

The Director of Component Reliability & Engineering will be accountable for the Aerospace Technical and Reliability department. You will undertake technical support, reliability reporting, configuration management & compliance, Technical and Reliability Services on behalf of the companies Integrated service commercial team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversight and coordination of a global team of Reliability Engineers for the aerospace / aviation sector
• Relationship management of customers' engineering departments, including the organisation of periodic reliability reviews and the review of engineering contractual KPI's
• A full reliability and engineering service for the aerospace / aviation sector that provides statistical analysis on demand, identification of rogue unit performance analysis, allowing quick remedial action Ongoing AD/SB reviews and implementation
• Technical assessments of inventory reference mod status, applicability to fleet and recommended operator stock holdings to maximise cost benefits
• Details review and works scope recommendation to repair shops to improve reliability.
• Resolving Technical Dispute or Technical related financial queried
• Technical support to the BD, repair and AOG team.
• AD & SB managements/review for components, contract and Customer support.
• Root cause analysis on high demand/removal contracts and actions.

In addition, people management responsibilities include performance management; working with the team to develop, monitor and review performance, monitoring employee's health and well–being issues and providing supportive leadership via motivating and supporting, coaching and mentoring when and where required.

To Be Considered:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Or Equivalent relevant experience
• Strong Aerospace / Aviation component technical knowledge
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Analytical; an ability to break down information by spotting patterns, interpreting data and considering new information to make educated decisions and conclusion
• Communication: an demonstrated ability to convey or share ideas, tasks and feelings to a varfierty of people effectively without misinterpretation or misleading others
• Delegation: an ability to effectively direct the actions of others. Ensuring the right tasks are done by the right people at the right time
• Strategic Thinking: an ability prepare strategies and conjure ideas that will both cope with changing environments and consider the various challenges that lie ahead

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