Product Line Architect (Hybrid: Remote/Onsite)

Work location: Hybrid with up to 2 days a week remote available with the other workdays onsite at either the Gainesville, TX or Irving, TX work locations.

 Conduct the analysis market segments and customer needs with the marketing organization to develop new product architectures.
 Create and maintain product-line roadmap and architectural standards that assure product development projects optimally align with business objectives which include platform management
 Define product-line requirements and product-line architectural solutions (driving development work packages)
 Develop optimal architectural and design principles to improve performance, capacity, scalability and reusability of the product
 Interface with other Safran Seats departments/activities to insure concurrency of design philosophies with company strategy.
 Define product-line requirements that address market opportunities.
 Manages introduction of new concepts and technologies in the product w.r.t. TRL, market differentiation, risks analysis, technical debt management, ability to produce
 Ensure, liaising with Quality, Production and Customer Support, product return of experience in production and operational life is captured and used to enhance the product-line.
 Ensure and is accountable for the Design Authority role on the product-line itself during P3 & P2 projects
 Supports the product-line implementation in customer's projects (P1 & P0) as the deputy to the chairman of the platform change control board
 Approve the global specification & deviations,
 Arbitrate between technical choices or compromises to ensure coherence of the products with its needs (eg. Approbation of major changes)).
 Maintains awareness of product “users” (marketing, bid & sales and program teams) w.r.t. product architecture, features, roadmap and return on experience
 Support pre-sales and product management teams in customers solution demonstrations
 Serve as technical coordinator during the proposal stage of projects, and provide technical guidelines and direction for the proposal package.
 Conduct in all pre-pricing and proposal reviews to assure that proper scheduling and content are included.
 Participate and animate if required in the development of the Safran Seats Technology Roadmap.
 Design, support and monitor cost reduction initiatives considering all levers & requirements for (re) design to cost
 Support functions, program management and project engineering teams to solution engineering efforts
 Define product-line validation policies so as to deliver products that meet system and project expectations
 Facilitate the creation, review, and sign off of project deliverables
 Provide support for production escalations and problem resolution for customers
 Assist technical team with issues needing technical expertise or complex systems knowledge
 Ensure the back-up of the senior architect manager

The Senior Architect will work closely with the marketing, the R&T, the design Engineering, the Certification, Program Management, the Quality Assurance, the Manufacturing, and the Supply Chain. The Senior Architect will work closely with the marketing, the R&T, the design Engineering, the Certification, Program Management, the Quality Assurance, the Manufacturing, and the Supply Chain.

Some of our competitive benefits package offerings include:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance- eligibility for employee and dependents on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution if on high deductible medical plan
• Flexible Spending Account- Health and/or Dependent Care
• Three weeks of PTO (paid time off) for newly hired employees earned over a year
• Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and employee vesting day 1 of employment; 100% match on the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% of contributions once enrolled
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity coverage
• Wellness Program with rewards
• Employee Assistance Program
• Telemedicine virtual doctor visits
• Alight personal Health Pro consultant service to help simplify healthcare experience
• And more!

Required Knowledge and Skills:
 The product-line architects have an in-depth knowledge of their products along their lifecycle and has experienced developing it in the engineering organization.
 Proven expertise in leading multiple projects.
 Experience developing and maintaining project plans, resource models, risk logs, issue logs, status reports, and other project-related assets.
 Strong relationship management skills including negotiation, conflict management, and managing multiple objectives.
 Strong sense of accountability and ownership; understanding the project engineer role as it pertains to the project team and working with minimal supervision.
 Develop broad knowledge about current and future product features.
 Customer orientation
 Systems Engineering
 In a multi-disciplinary context mixing electrical/mechanical/SW (eg: automotive, defense…)
 Product Line Engineering, Modular Design
 Configuration Management
 Tradeoff analysis
 Excellent leadership skills, proactive
 Ability to influence without authority, experiences in transversal/X-teams work, Team player with experience leading and collaborating cross-team
 Advanced design skills
 Proven problem solving skills
 Proficient with MS Office
 Able to multi-task and manage numerous projects/products/platform
 Tolerance stack-ups
 GD&T
 DFMEA-PFMEA
 Advanced Configuration Management Skills
 Cognizant of the current standards of the aircraft industry and warrant specifications including FAA and CAA/JAA rules applicable to the product.
 Proven problem solving skills

Desired Computer Knowledge and Skills :
 Systems Engineering tools
 Requirement Management : DOORS, Integrity, Jama, Polarion,…. or similar
 Functional design : UML modelling, Archimate, Magic Draw… or similar
 PLM (BOMs and Configuration Management) : Windchill, Enovia, Teamcenter, ARAS, Advitium, Audros…. or alike
 Proficient with MS Office

Communication Skill:
 Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment.
 Ability to read and review written communication.
 Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.
 Must be able to speak publicly and give presentations.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or a related field is required or may substitute 6 years of related engineering education and/or experience in lieu or Bachelor's degree in order to meet the Bachelor's degree requirement.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of related experience, required in addition to meeting the education requirement above. Minimum of 5 years proven experience in the commercial aviation industry is desired of the 10 years that are required.