Director, Powerplant

The Director of Powerplant is responsible for all engine / apu / thrust reverser / nacelle programs, instructions, documents, and technical support that economically ensures the safety, airworthiness, and reliability of Atlas Air, & Polar Air aircraft Powerplant, APU, & Thrust Reverser systems. This individual will also be responsible for performance and financial reviews of customer engines / apu/thrust reverser and to ensure the performance of those systems are maximized and meet the customer expectations.

• Forecast all Engines, APU, & Thrust Reverser scheduled removals
• Coordinate all scheduled and unscheduled engine, APU, and Thrust Reverser removals (including spare engine conditions & logistical movements)
• Maintain spare engine / apu / thrust reverser for all fleet types (including all tooling & C&E material inventory to support engine changes)
• Lead, plan, & coordinate all engine, apu, thrust reverser shop visits (including developing technical bid spec documents, directing shops for each work scope for completion, monitoring & overseeing shop visits, and financial planning & forecasting for each event, and coordinate with Finance Department)
• Provide financial forecasts for all engine/apu/thrust reverser events (including monthly budgeting & financial variances for operating & capital plans, in conjunction with Finance Teams).
• Responsible for the development of Powerplant related Reliability Improvement programs, root cause analysis (RCA), corrective action plan (CAP) development and surveillance.
• Work with both internal and external customers on engine / apu / thrust reverser performance and financial agreements
• Support all Powerplant Soft-Time Projects and coordinate activities with Tech Ops departments.
• Support all 777, 747, 767, 737 Fleet Team activities as they relate to engines / apu / thrust reversers
• Oversee the updates of technical source documents as applicable to insure accuracy.
• Support integration of new and previously operated aircraft and Powerplants.
• Liaise with manufacturers; maintenance representatives, repair & overhaul (MRO) facilities; outside engineering departments; regulatory personnel; and other outside agencies.
• Review work of consultant, contract, and MRO Powerplant representatives.
• Evaluate the incorporation of Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs), Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), Service Letters (SLs), and other notifications of in-service issues.
• Incorporate product improvement modifications as dictated by Reliability indicators.
• Work with original equipment manufacturers on emerging issues to help ensure safety and airworthiness, but also minimize the economic impact.
• Establish component repair and build specifications to enhance dispatch reliability in accordance with budgetary and regulatory requirements.
• Provide operational support to Technical Operations, Ground Operations, Flight Operations, and other Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings personnel.
• Ensures the administration of the Engine Condition Monitoring Program for all engines is optimized.
• Coordinate with Powerplant Program Managers to provide 24/7 technical support.
• Review Powerplant portion of the Aircraft Maintenance and Inspection Program, and initiate maintenance program changes and changes to maintenance documents.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Scheduled Maintenance

• S. Engineering/Aviation Maintenance management or equivalent experience
• 7 + years Aircraft Powerplant experience
• 9 -11 years in applied engineering setting, preferred.
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with aircraft engine and APU systems and components.
• Strong technical skills and knowledge of large powerplant systems and components design.
• Ability to identify cost effective solutions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to interface with manufacturers and regulatory agencies.
• Financial analysis skills required.
• Strong ability to handle multiple challenges at once
• Must be comfortable and skilled in communicating and presenting to executive leadership

Salary Range: $114,000 - $154,000

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