Job Information
Spirit AeroSystems Integrated Product Team Leader in Kinston, North Carolina
Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
Organizing and leading an Integrated Product Team (IPT); establishing, executing and maintaining IPT planning (including integration with the overall program execution plan)
Planning elements in support of the program integrated master schedule
Conducting IPT-level change control and RIO boards and ensuring integration with the Program Change Control Board to control and update IPT technical and non-technical baselines; supporting the Program Manager in stakeholder needs management activity
Provide business leadership and guidance for an Integrated Product Team(IPT) and associated statement of work as delegated by the Program ManagerResponsible for the technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance of the Integrated Product Team end items and deliverables.
Coordination on the identification, development and validation of IPT allocated life cycle requirements (e.g. requirements,configuration, data, contract, etc)
Defining build-to / buy-to-packages; ensuring affordability to allocated targets
Maintaining EVM status and associated budgets and schedules
Maintaining requirements compliance and product configuration (including design data delivery); validation, verification, and certification oversight for responsible end items
Coordination with SCM on supplier selection, integration, and oversight of SOW
Overseeing functional efforts to qualify materials, processes and suppliers (inc. first part qualification)
Overall development and delivery of end items / products
Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration
Ability to direct, develop, align, integrate, implement and manage IPT plans and processes
Ensure disciplined change control, including effectively evaluating and managing major and minor product and process changes and customer requests
Customer Interface, Change Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Affordability Management, Product Configuration Management
Development and/or sustaining programs, Earned Value Management, Developing Proposals and Estimating, Integrated Program Planning and SchedulingCross-functional project management, Experience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPT's), Experience with Continuous Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma
Financial Acumen, Business Acumen, managing with influence
Technical Acumen (development), interpersonal relationships and communication
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of related experience
Financial Acumen, Business Acumen, Managing with Influence
Technical Acumen (development), Interpersonal relationships and communication
High School Diploma or GED
Preferred Qualifications:
A bility to function on a multi-functioning team
Engineering, supply chain, tooling, and/or manufacturing background
Aerospace/Aviation Industry experience
Experience with Microsoft Office including presentation skills using PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.