Managing Director - Fleet Engineering

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The Managing Director (MD) of Fleet Engineering is responsible for leading the avionics engineering, structures engineering, systems engineering and component engineering teams to support United’s global fleet of aircraft. This role will be responsible for driving airworthiness and continuous improvements to reduce delays and cancellations, determining engineering solutions for out-of-service aircraft and upgrading our fleets, as well as supporting our suppliers and internal component repair shops. This MD will own the strategy for United’s Fleet Engineering teams, managing AOG support with the OEMs and proposing solutions for United’s fleet and business needs. This MD is expected to work cross-functionally across United Tech Ops for problem resolution and continuous improvements.

This function is a critical role within United’s Engineering & Reliability organization within United Technical Operations and the MD will be required to provide regular updates to senior leaders.

The MD role is based in CSC (Chicago).

Performance driven – develop and maintain reliability and maintenance programs that appropriately balances safety, customer experience, mechanical defects, and economic concerns to prioritize areas of focus. Establishes aggressive goals for performance improvement and achieves desired results. Evaluates the ongoing analysis of non-routine findings, reliability data and the effectiveness of maintenance programs and provide recommendations for improvements as necessary.

Team development – fosters an environment that encourages learning; promotes a culture of innovation, agility, inclusion, and teamwork. Provides overall leadership, oversight, and direction to the teams to ensure effective and efficient maintenance and reliability programs

Lead by influence – guides and prioritizes the work performed by other departments within United Airlines including Reliability, Maintenance, Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Digital Technology and others. Collaborate with key suppliers to deliver practical, on-time solutions to United Airlines.

Strategic and tactical focus – responsible for resolving out of service aircraft and aircraft in base maintenance for United’s global fleet. Develop action plans to address specific systems and/or specific aircraft within a fleet by identifying, investigating, and resolving problems that impact operational performance and providing feedback to the engineering and maintenance program teams for improvements based on the operational performance.

Compliance – ensures the organization meets or exceeds the relevant maintenance requirements, reliability programs and reporting requirements contained in United Airlines General Maintenance Manual, Title 14 of Code of Federal Regulations, and associated FAA guidance material

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

Required:

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics or related fields

· 12+ years of related experience

· 3+ years leading technical teams

· Substantial experience in aircraft or aerospace engineering or equivalent

· Knowledge and experience in aircraft line or base maintenance

Preferred:

· Master’s degree in a related field

· 15+ years of related experience

· 5+ years leading technical teams

· Airframe & Powerplant license

· Six Sigma Black Belt

· Apollo Root Cause analysis or equivalent

· Knowledge and experience in manufacturing or repair shops

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions.

The base pay range for this role is $207,480.00 to $282,700.00.