A. Accountabilities
During manufacturing, because of human involvement or machine malfunction, errors will occur. Engineering Liaison is an engineering organization with the responsibility and authority to support Manufacturing while providing communication with the other engineering specialists groups. Reporting directly to the Engineering Leader, the jobholder will be responsible to respond to nonconformance reports, engineering queries, and ensure that aircraft meets the safety, continuous aircraft airworthiness aspects, reliability, schedule and economical program requirements, in line with internal and external customer expectations.
B. Main activities
- Support daily production, completions and delivery operations in the manufacturing and assembly areas (ex: follow up on non-conformity reports (NCRs), key performance indicators (KPls), etc).
- Design, analyze and disposition repairs for structural non-conformances in a timely manner to restore design integrity in sub-assembly, final line and preflight areas of the A220 Aircraft.
- Rapidly design repairs based on equivalent strength / stiffness of surrounding structure while in a production schedule-driven environment.
- Interpret engineering drawings, specifications & provide guidance to Methods and Production employees.
- Adhere to the A220 Materiel Review Board (MRB) and Quality Assurance (QA) procedures.
- Lead internal audits according to the ISO standards ISO, Transport Canada, NADCAP and six sigma
- Maintain a current and up-to-date knowledge of developments in aircraft structures in order to recommend innovations to improve the quality, economy, and effectiveness of company products.
- Participate in projects that aim to increase productivity, reduce waste and improve financial performance;
- Work in close cooperation with other Engineering disciplines such as Systems, Stress, Materials & Processes, Propulsion, and Support Groups such as Logistics, Methods & Quality in order to achieve the company's business objectives.
C. Outputs
- NCR Answer
- Engineering support/Answer for manufacture
- Other technical support