Digital Thread Engineer

at  Bell Textron Inc

DESCRIPTION

We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you.
We are developing the future of Army Aviation with the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), part of the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernization effort.We are also developing the Bell 525 Relentless, Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT), and Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) program, a next generation stop-fold tilt-rotor. This position is onsite in Fort Worth,exceptions for alternate work arrangements may be considered.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• At least 5 years of experience in a relevant technical area (e.g. engineering, physics, math, computer science).Advanced degrees will be considered as additional experience.Related degrees with relevant experience will be considered.
• We are looking for inquisitive and driven individuals with a passion to innovate.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS A DIGITAL THREAD ENGINEER:

• Collaborate across all program teams (including, but not limited to, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, product support, airworthiness, and data management) at a technical level to identify, elaborate, prototype, and implement digital engineering capabilities, including analytical tools, automations, visualizations, and data and system integrations.
• Establish proficiency in Bell’s engineering, manufacturing, and product support processes and associated tools and datasets to maintain enterprise-level awareness of the lifecycle of data, models, and analyses comprising the Digital Engineering ecosystem.
• Leverage understanding of engineering and manufacturing processes to identify opportunities to improve processes and leverage data in new and valuable ways.
• Maintain awareness of state-of-the-art tools and approaches for Digital Engineering, identifying opportunities to insert the technologies into Bell’s processes.
• Document and communicate approach to ensure alignment across teams.
• Provide status updates for major program milestones.
• Coordinate across program integrated project teams, Bell IT, and vendors.

SKILLS YOU BRING TO THIS ROLE:

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, C#, .Net Java, Rust).
• Demonstrated experience writing SQL queries.
• Experience implementing and using RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL.
• Experience with the CAMEO MBSE is preferred.
• Able to prioritize tasks and work assignments.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Be able to build and maintain effective relationships with customers, internal and external suppliers, as well as horizontal integrations across the other teams.
• Have effective and clear communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated communication skills needed to brief top-level management, customers and/or large groups on an occasional-to-frequent basis.