Managing Director Project Engineering

Overview

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day.

If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

The Managing Director Project Engineering ensures Alaska Airlines maintains full technical compliance with regulatory requirements, to support safe and reliable operations across all Maintenance & Engineering project engineering initiatives. As a people leader, this role establishes strategic goals and direction for a team managing Engineering projects and programs. This role is responsible for leading change and transformation within Maintenance & Engineering through effective project integration, aircraft program management, and implementation of modern systems, tools, and processes that support fleet growth, scalability, and long-term operational efficiency.

• Establish strategic goals and direction for delivering projects on time and on budget while accelerating the shift to common processes across the HA and AS fleets to unlock efficiencies of scale.
• Set long-term strategy for Interiors and Projects engineering, Fleet Managers, Inflight Connectivity and Entertainment, ensuring technical compliance with all regulatory requirements to assure safe and compliant operations, ensuring that safety and compliance is the number one priority in every action or decision considered.
• Directs the day-to-day operations of the Interiors and Cabins Systems departments, and has oversight of project activity including the introduction of new and used aircraft for both mainline and cargo operations.
• Partners with peers in Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, Commercial, Cargo and other departments to ensure provides safe, compliant, efficient products and processes.
• Provides leadership and direction to ensure high performance standards/culture are maintained in the areas of safety, compliance, costs, and quality.
• Influences decisions across the company by providing strategic recommendations to enterprise leaders and partnering with stakeholders inside and outside the division to ensure optimal outcomes and timely implementation.
• Develop people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback, focusing on fostering strategic and systems thinking, development of talent, and succession planning across teams and functions.
• Drive effective practices to build a culture of belonging.
• Influence company culture through action, presence, and reinforcement of behavior.
• Oversees critical division-wide initiatives such as reliability and standardization as the organization evolves into a larger, international network carrier.

Required

• 10 years of progressive experience in an airline engineering organization managing multi-aircraft type fleets.
• 5 years of people leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree of Science, with a focus in an engineering field such as aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or willingness to attain a Bachelor’s degree within six years of start date Extensive knowledge of both airline engineering and aircraft maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of FAA regulations and practices, with the ability to build positive working relationships with regulators and industry policymakers.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable operational outcomes through leadership of large, cross-functional technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence change and initiate actions that have strategic impact and drive a high performance culture.
• Strong communication (e.g., verbal, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to create collaborative relationships that drive outcomes in the best interest of the company, with others in the organization, and with key external business partners.
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