Manager, Global Components

POSITION PURPOSE

 

The Manager, Global Component Engineering leads a global team of engineered-component subject matter experts (SME’s) responsible for development, qualification, and continuous improvement of key components across all BAC product lines.

This role, and the team it leads, reduces supply chain risk and total cost through qualification of alternate and backup suppliers for engineered components (eg fans, pumps, valves, specialized materials, etc), ensuring availability, resilience, and competitive sourcing across global regions.

This role owns the end-to-end component engineering capability, including component selection, design integration, robust qualification (testing, validation, and documentation), and lifecycle management.

The team ensures components meet performance, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements while supporting both new product development and existing product platforms.

The Manager establishes standards, processes, and metrics for component engineering and works cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality to ensure component solutions enable strong product performance and business outcomes..

 

NATURE & SCOPE

 

The Manager, Global Components reports to the Sr.

Global Engineering Manager and leads a team of engineers and designers, globally.

This role operates across product platforms and regions, working closely with Product Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing to define and execute component strategies.

The position is responsible for driving consistent component engineering practices, qualification processes, and supplier integration across the global organization, with direct impact on product performance, cost, quality, and supply chain continuity.

The Components team functions as a Center of Excellence (COE) which provides technical stewardship of the discipline across BAC, including standards and methods, and through a matrix model provides technical leadership and governance, without direct reporting authority, over all similar SME resources that exist in other areas of Global & Regional Engineering.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

 


* Own and lead the global component engineering and qualification process including component selection, design integration, validation testing, and release for production.


* Establish and govern component qualification standards, including test plans, execution, reporting, and documentation to ensure reliable and repeatable results.

Ensure strong correlation between component testing, system performance, and field reliability.


* Partner with Global Supply Chain to identify, qualify, and validate alternate and backup suppliers, reducing supply chain risk and improving cost competitiveness.


* Drive component cost-out initiatives through design optimization, supplier engagement, and competitive sourcing strategies.


* Lead the team to deliver on-time completion of component q...