MP&P Engineer 4\5
Materials Flammability FAA Authorized Representative (AR) with authorizations to find compliance to 14 CFR 25.853, 25.855, and 25.856 with standing or recent credentials. The person shall demonstrate integrity, sound judgment, and a cooperative attitude while completing duties in a timely manner, managing workload, and asking for help when needed. Job duties will include evaluating certification plans within the AR's area of responsibility, finding or recommending a finding of compliance within specified areas of delegation, witnessing authorized compliance tests ensuring that certification plans are complete, accepting completed certification plans within the areas of responsibility, requesting conformity on behalf of the FAA, and proposing acceptable methods of showing compliance using FAA accepted methods. The AR will also be responsible for ensuring that 8100-9 forms are complete and accurate, participating in resolving issues of compliance findings, maintaining cognizance of the regulations, directives, and guidance related to the assigned AR duties, preparing the necessary reports and related forms, and reporting apparent violations or non-compliances to Regulatory Administration and flammability certification management. Background in materials and familiarity with commercial aircraft is also desired.
Competencies
General• Adaptability
Fully understands changes in own and fellow senior employees' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other employees; is generally seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior employees' jobs; occasionally mentors fellow employees around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior employees and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
• Coaching/Teaching
Consistently clarifies expected behaviors, knowledge, and level of proficiency by guiding, seeking and giving information and checking for understanding. Consistently provides instruction, positive models, and opportunities for observation in order to help other project managers, internal employees, and external customers develop skills; encourages questions to ensure understanding. Consistently gives timely, appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts and progress. Consistently establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping project leads, internal employees, and external customers feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
• Collaboration
Consistently works effectively and cooperatively with team members and fellow project team leaders, other employees and external customers. Establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving less experienced employees and/or other project team leaders and external customers and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide assistance and/or project team leadership to other teams and/or employees when doing so would benefit the organization.
• Communication
Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques.
• Decision Making
Consistently recognizes a wide range of complex, specialized issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Steadily identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities. Regularly integrates complex information from a wide variety of sources; detects complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Consistently creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Regularly includes fellow project leads, employees across the organization, and external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
Technical• Analytical Skills
Basic - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources with clients, customers and/or suppliers.
Preferred - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the business unit level.
• Engineering Processes
Basic - Extensive and specialized knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Extensive and specialized knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
Preferred - Advanced/expert knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Advanced/expert knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
• Flammability Requirements
Basic - Extensive, specialized knowledge of flammability requirements and test methods for determining compliance to regulations.
Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge of flammability requirements and test methods for determining compliance to regulations.
• Government Interface (CE)
Basic - Extensive and specialized knowledge of relevant domestic and international government agencies and industrial organizations. Interpreting the requirements such as flammability, export control, FAR's as well as current issues impacting functional responsibilities of composite, Interior, and elastomers activities. Has frequent contacts with external government agencies and interacts regularly with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
Preferred - Advanced/expert knowledge of relevant domestic and international government agencies and industrial organizations. Interpreting the requirements such as flammability, export control, FAR's as well as current issues impacting functional responsibilities of composite, Interior, and elastomers activities. Has frequent contacts with external government agencies and interacts regularly with senior internal and external personnel on highly significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Possesses extensive historical knowledge regarding government agencies and processes to facilitate advising senior management regarding policy issues related to government matters. Represents company and influences resulting government or industrial requirements.
• Polymers & Composite Materials
Basic - Extensive, specialized knowledge of polymers and composite materials (e.g., carbon, fiberglass, aramid, adhesives, thermoset/thermoplastic resins).
Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge of polymers and composite materials (e.g., carbon, fiberglass, aramid, adhesives, thermoset/thermoplastic resins).
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationHave you at any time worked as a FAA Authorized Representative (AR) dealing with FAR 25.853 flammability requirements?
Typical Education/Experience
Level 4 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 9 or more years' experience, Master's with 7 or more years' experience or PhD with 4 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Level 5 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's 14 or more years' experience, Master's with 12 or more years' experience or PhD with 9 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Job related information
- Business Unit Commercial Airplanes
- Division Bca Engineering
- Program
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Expert/Consultant
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 03/01/2012
