Job description

PUT YOUR PASSION TO WORK AND PROPEL YOURSELF TOWARDS SUCCESS Welcome to CAE! We are excited to become a part of your professional journey and to help you discover a career that aligns with your values, experience, expertise, and aspirations! As a leader in the defense and security industry, CAE’s team is passionate about simulation and training and developing the most sophisticated solutions to help our defense and security customers prepare for mission success. With our people at the very heart of our organization, driving innovation and new technologies, we are committed to providing a work environment for employees in which they can thrive and one that values professional growth, teamwork, and engagement. Who We Are: CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE s Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. What We Have to Offer: Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! Summary Are you ready for a rewarding opportunity? We are seeking an ambitious engineering leader to join our team. This position requires the successful candidate to perform lead, coordinate and exercise technical program execution authority over Integrated product teams for planning, organizing, controlling, integration, execution and close out of engineering content on a variety of flight simulator programs. This role is for a leader who is self-motivated and demonstrates a positive approach, strong work ethic, and ownership for their work. Responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives involving cross- functional teams. Performing Cost Account Maangment (CAM) reviews with IPTS and is responsible for technical, cost and schedule performance for the engineering content on a program. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.     Responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.   Performs as the technical lead over the assigned engineering team on a program to include leading/participating in program peer & gate reviews, supporting program management reviews (PMRs), and coordinating technical activity amongst the program IPTs.   Performs weekly/monthly Cost Account Management (CAM) reviews with IPTs and is responsible for technical, cost and schedule performance for the engineering content on a program.   Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors.   Receives engineering direction from and is accountable to a Directorate Chief Engineer (DCE), who has overall Program Engineering responsibility for successfully proposing, developing and delivering Product Line solutions.   Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.   Implement strategic goals established by leadership.   Qualifications and Education Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Software, Systems, Mechanical Engineer or Computer Science   8 years of USG/DoD development program experience   3 years of Engineering Lead experience in USG/DoD development programs   3 years of experience with IBM/Rational or Atlassian development and collaboration tools, DOORS, Earned Value Management (EVM), and Microsoft Project   Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.    Preferred Skills Advanced master’s degree in an engineering discipline   5 years of experience within the training and simulation industry   3 years of experience performing as liaison between program management, engineering management, and the technical disciplines involved in a project.   3 years of experience performing as primary technical interface with USG/DoD customers.   Security Responsibilities    Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.      Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.    Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.    Work This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  Works at job activities that require sitting, standing or walking for short periods throughout the day and focused visual concentration or focused listening    Work is sometimes performed in an environment where irritants such as noise, temperature, and lighting variations may exist.    Some time will be spent in a development lab and occasion travel (10% of the time)   Physical Demands    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.     Must be able to perform normal office duties (e.g. sitting for long periods at a desk)    Must be able to travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane    Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator    Other Duties   Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.      CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.   Applicants needing reasonable accommodation should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops caemilusa.com   About CAE At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success. Position Type Regular Equal Opportunity Employer CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers cae.com . Data Privacy Privacy Statement | CAE As part of our process, we may use AI‑supported tools to help review applications, with human decision‑making at every step. CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

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PUT YOUR PASSION TO WORK AND PROPEL YOURSELF TOWARDS SUCCESS
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.
Performs weekly/monthly Cost Account Management (CAM) reviews with IPTs and is responsible for technical, cost and schedule performance for the engineering content on a program.
Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors.
Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.

Nice-to-haves

Advanced master’s degree in an engineering discipline
Security Responsibilities
Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Works at job activities that require sitting, standing or walking for short periods throughout the day and focused visual concentration or focused listening
Work is sometimes performed in an environment where irritants such as noise, temperature, and lighting variations may exist.
Some time will be spent in a development lab and occasion travel (10% of the time)
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Must be able to perform normal office duties (e.g. sitting for long periods at a desk)
Must be able to travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane

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Professional Development