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Katalyst CRO

Hybrid Power & Energy Systems - IPT Head

  • Montreal, QC, Canada

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Job type
Contract
Experience
12-18+ years of experience in aerospace, automotive EV, or energy systems domains.
Posting language
English
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Original job description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT and ensure alignment with aircraft program objectives.
  • Own scope, schedule, cost, quality, and technical delivery.
  • Coordinate across Propulsion, Electrical Systems, Thermal Management, Flight Controls, and Avionics teams.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.

System Architecture & Design:

  • Define hybrid-electric propulsion architectures, including battery systems, electric motors, generators, power electronics, and energy management systems.
  • Perform system sizing, trade studies, energy flow analysis, and efficiency optimization.
  • Develop and manage System Requirement Documents (SRD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), and power distribution architectures.

Integration & Systems Engineering:

  • Lead integration of electrical propulsion, power distribution, and thermal management systems.
  • Ensure compatibility with aircraft electrical networks, flight controls, structural constraints, and avionics systems.
  • Drive Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices throughout development.

Verification, Validation & Testing:

  • Define and execute MIL, HIL, ground, and flight test validation strategies.
  • Validate system performance, energy efficiency, thermal behavior, reliability, and safety.
  • Ensure complete requirements traceability from design to validation.

Certification & Compliance:

  • Lead certification activities in accordance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with ARP4754A, ARP4761, and DO-160 standards.
  • Support evolving certification requirements for electric and hybrid propulsion systems.
  • Manage compliance documentation, safety assessments, and test reports.

Safety & Reliability Engineering:

  • Conduct FHA, FMEA, and FTA activities.
  • Ensure battery safety, thermal runaway mitigation, fault tolerance, redundancy, and robust energy management strategies.
  • Drive reliability-focused system design and risk mitigation.

Stakeholder Management:

  • Present architecture concepts, performance metrics, and risk mitigation plans to customers and leadership teams.
  • Support RFQs, proposals, effort estimation, and technology roadmap development.

Risk & Configuration Management:

  • Identify and mitigate electrical, thermal, and integration risks.
  • Ensure adherence to configuration management and change control processes.
  • Manage dependencies across IPTs and development teams.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Energy Systems, or Power Electronics.
  • 12-18+ years of experience in aerospace, automotive EV, or energy systems domains.
  • Strong experience in hybrid/electric propulsion systems and advanced mobility programs.
  • Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional IPT teams.

Technical Skills:

  • Hybrid propulsion architectures and energy storage technologies.
  • Battery systems, power electronics, and electrical machines.
  • Energy management, optimization, and thermal management systems.
  • MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, AMESim, and MBSE tools (Cameo, Rhapsody).
  • Knowledge of ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-160, high-voltage aerospace systems, and EMI/EMC considerations.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in eVTOL, UAV, or Advanced Air Mobility programs.
  • Exposure to sustainable aviation technologies and hydrogen fuel cells. Familiarity with PLM tools such as 3DX and Teamcenter.

Reporting Structure:

  • Reports To: Chief Engineer / Program Manager.
  • Leads: Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT (Electrical, Battery, Integration, and V&V Engineers).
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Responsibilities

Lead the Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT to define and deliver hybrid-electric propulsion architectures, ensuring alignment with aircraft program objectives. Coordinate technical delivery across multiple systems teams and serve as the primary interface for customers and stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering with 12-18+ years of experience in aerospace or EV domains. Must have proven leadership experience and deep technical expertise in hybrid propulsion, MBSE tools, and aerospace certification standards.

Skills

  • Hybrid Propulsion Architectures
  • Energy Storage Technologies
  • Battery Systems
  • Power Electronics
  • Energy Management
  • Thermal Management Systems
  • MATLAB/Simulink
  • PSCAD
  • AMESim
  • MBSE
  • ARP4754A
  • ARP4761
  • DO-160
  • High-Voltage Aerospace Systems
  • EMI/EMC
  • System Architecture Design

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Categories

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Management & Leadership
  • Transportation
  • Manufacturing

Keywords

  • Hybrid Power
  • Energy Systems
  • Electric Motors
  • Generators
  • Power Electronics
  • System Requirement Documents
  • Interface Control Documents
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering
  • Cameo
  • Rhapsody
  • FAA
  • EASA
  • DGCA
  • FHA
  • FMEA
  • FTA
  • eVTOL
  • UAV
  • Advanced Air Mobility
  • Hydrogen Fuel Cells
  • 3DX
  • Teamcenter
  • Thermal Runaway Mitigation
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Redundancy
  • Aviation
  • Propulsion

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