Role: Avionics & Communication - IPT Head
Location: Montreal, Canada
Contract & Full-Time
Fully Onsite
Job Description:
- Lead the Avionics & Communication Integrated Product Team (IPT) and ensure alignment with overall aircraft program objectives.
- Own avionics IPT deliverables across scope, schedule, cost, quality, technical performance, and program milestones.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams including systems, hardware, software, V&V, certification, electrical, and integration engineering.
- Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, suppliers, certification authorities, and internal stakeholders.
- Define and manage avionics system architecture covering VHF/UHF, SATCOM, data links, GNSS, INS, navigation, flight control, and monitoring interfaces.
- Drive system-level trade studies, technology selection, architecture decisions, and interface definitions.
- Ensure compliance with ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, and DO-254.
- Develop and review System Requirements (SRD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), and architecture documents.
- Lead avionics integration at LRU and system/aircraft level.
- Oversee V&V activities including HIL/SIL simulation, ground testing, and flight test support.
- Ensure interoperability across avionics, EWIS, electrical power, cockpit, and other aircraft subsystems.
- Drive certification activities in accordance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA requirements.
- Manage certification artifacts including PSAC, PHAC, PDR/CDR reviews, compliance matrices, test plans, and reports.
- Interface with DERs, ARs, and certification authorities.
- Support proposal/RFQ responses, estimation, and technical solutioning.
- Lead technical risk mitigation, configuration management, and engineering change control.
- Manage dependencies across structures, propulsion, electrical, and other IPTs.
- Lead distributed onsite/offshore engineering teams.
