Manager, Mechanical Systems Engineering

Provides leadership for Mechanical Systems Design Engineering groups within Greenpoint’s Engineering Department supporting ongoing and future programs. The team is responsible for the modification, installation, and testing of aircraft air conditioning systems, ventilation systems, smoke detection systems, equipment cooling, oxygen systems, potable water systems, waste‑water systems, vacuum waste systems, and refrigerant systems.

• Ensures adherence to schedule, budget and quality in accordance with program requirements.
• Effectively leads and manages a team of Engineers to design/certify aircraft modifications.
• Ensures technical requirements for engineering designs are met.
• Leads the team to produce designs that account for design to cost, design for installation and design for manufacturing.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training and evaluating staff. Makes recommendations, initiates promotions, transfers and disciplinary action.
• Conducts 1:1 discussions, annual performance reviews and mid‑year reviews and salary adjustments.
• Sets the quality standard for the engineering department and ensures processes are established and standards are met for their specific discipline.
• Coaches, trains and mentors a team of Design Engineers to keep all team members working efficiently.
• Develops analytical tools, databases and work‑flow procedures, as needed, for efficient design.
• Manages multiple priorities and competing tasks while making decisions as to priority of tasks and assignment of team members.
• Works closely and constructively with other departments within Greenpoint to gain consensus on the best strategy for each engineering design issue.
• Communicates clearly with the engineering team, other departments and vendors, as required, to facilitate smooth completion of Greenpoint designs.
• Prepares staffing plans, anticipates critical path issues and sets a schedule to meet program schedules and budgets.
• Responsible for bids and estimations of costs for new programs.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Cost Consciousness – Must demonstrate ability to find new and efficient ways of developing designs, preparing drawing, developing early material list for procurement, understanding the build plan and developing the needed tools for easy and accurate installation.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision‑making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Managing People – Provides direction and gains compliance, includes subordinates in planning, takes responsibility for subordinates' activities, makes self available to…