Director of Engineering

**About Aery Aviation LLC** Aery Aviation, LLC is an industry leader in Design, Engineering, Certification, and Aerospace Services. We partner with aviation, aerospace, and industrial customers to deliver high-integrity engineering solutions using advanced methods, technologies, and disciplined execution—meeting stringent requirements for safety, reliability, schedule urgency, and cost effectiveness. More information can be found on aeryaviation.com. **Who We Are Looking For** We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead and scale our multi-disciplinary engineering organization across Mechanical, Structural, Electrical, and Aerodynamic disciplines. This role is accountable for managing engineering strategy, team performance, program delivery, and technical execution—from early-stage feasibility through design, qualification testing, and transition to production. **What You Will Be Doing** **Lead engineering program execution** - Plan and allocate engineering resources by project, including staffing, scheduling, workload planning, estimates, budgets, and asset allocation to ensure on-time delivery. **Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization** - Continuously improve team capability and performance aligned to business strategy. - Provide coaching, career development, and leadership across the engineering staff. **Own delivery and drive continuous improvement** - Track milestones across the product development lifecycle and provide regular progress updates to senior management. - Address missed targets through root cause analysis and corrective actions (e.g., training gaps, process improvements, methodology enhancements). **Establish engineering governance and quality standards** - Create, maintain, and enforce internal design review processes, engineering guidelines, and development standards. - Conduct and oversee design reviews to ensure technical rigor and compliance. **Set engineering priorities and performance metrics** - Define department goals, objectives, KPIs, and initiatives that support corporate outcomes. **Serve as a primary technical interface** - Act as the primary interface for product engineering activities supporting Sales and Operations, including technical strategy and delivery planning. **Support business development and proposal readiness** - Partner with Sales to assess new business opportunities and support proposal development, including technical compliance matrices and engineering feasibility. **Drive a culture of innovation and excellence** - Promote innovation while ensuring maximum focus on product safety, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness. **Maintain engineering technical currency** - Stay current on state-of-the-art aerospace engineering practices, tools, and methods. **Support quality systems and compliance** Support AS9100, Lean initiatives, and other Company Quality objectives. **You Must Have** - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent education and/or combination of education and experience. - 10+ years of progressive engineering management experience, preferably in aerospace/defense. - Experience with aerospace product development processes, including STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) and FAA certification workflows. - Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. - Proficiency with SolidWorks and Microsoft Office. - Strong project management, planning, and organizational abilities with demonstrated capability to motivate teams and meet deadlines. - Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent engineering programs of varying scope. - Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across an interdisciplinary environment. - Strong customer-focused communication and relationship management skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts. - Experience analyzing complex business and technical requirements. - 5+ years of experience in FAR comp…