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Oversees high-impact, complex, urgent, or otherwise critical issues, driving collaboration across engineering, programs, production, suppliers, and other functions to achieve successful outcomes. Leads the development of innovative electrical engineering methods, technologies, and strategies aligned with Greenpoint business plans. Is recognized for technical expertise, critical thinking, and dedication to quality. Mentors engineering staff within the electrical discipline and serves as a role model for Greenpoint engineers.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nProvides clear, effective guidance on technical approaches for certifying and approving electrical systems designs for aircraft modifications and completions, applying methods that deliver the greatest overall value to the company.\nProvides technical direction across a broad range of electrical systems, including aircraft power generation, conversion, and distribution; avionics and electrical interfaces; wiring and interconnection systems, including EWIS; and related system integration.\nGuides the integration of new electrical systems and equipment with existing aircraft configurations, accounting for aircraft-specific interfaces, operating requirements, design constraints, and the applicable certification basis.\nEstablishes and maintain relationships with key internal and external technical experts to ensure the availability of appropriate expertise and achievement of program requirements.\nProvides technical leadership and mentoring to engineering staff, supporting the accomplishment of goals and fostering the growth of the organization’s electrical engineering capabilities.\nProvides guidance throughout all program phases - from initial requirements development and design through installation, verification, certification, delivery, and post-delivery support - to resolve challenging electrical systems issues.\nWorks closely with vendors to ensure system reliability, define equipment qualification testing requirements, resolves in-service problems in a timely manner, and lead root-cause analysis efforts.\nIdentifies innovative engineering and certification solutions for modifications and completions, including complex client configurations and the integration of new technologies.\nDevelops, reviews, and approves electrical systems designs that meet Greenpoint objectives and client requirements, using engineering best practices and giving particular attention to high-risk designs, novel technologies, and complex system interfaces.\nPresents electrical systems design concepts and their engineering and certification basis to Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs) and regulatory agencies.\nDefines electrical design assurance levels and qualification testing requirements, communicates them to vendors, and presents them to DERs for approval.\nEvaluates suppliers’ electrical systems technologies, engineering capabilities, and methods, and presents recommendations to Greenpoint leadership.\nWorks with engineering department leaders and executives to identify strategic initiatives that strengthen Greenpoint’s competitiveness and profitability in aircraft modifications and completions.\nAdvances electrical systems design concepts for the engineering department, considering cost competitiveness, client needs, market differentiation, technology advancements, schedule, and risk.\nProvides technical oversight and specialized project-level coordination across engineering teams to drive the execution of large and complex modification and completion projects, mentors developing engineers, and maintains quality and consistency across designs.\nPartners with leadership to support recruiting, hiring, training, and employee performance.\nLeads or participates in corporate initiatives that support Greenpoint’s long-term goals, and works with the team to close action items and help ensure initiative success.\nWorks closely with the Quality and Certification teams to provide input on Compliance System Review Board (CSRB) and Corrective Action Request (CAR) actions to support engineering compliance.\nAssists engineering leaders in promoting effective team conduct through mentoring and coaching, setting expectations, and modeling the Code of Conduct.\nSupports and champions corporate directives, policies, and initiatives.\nMaintains regular attendance, including being at work, arriving on time, and working full shifts.\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\n\nCompetencies\nTo perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:\n\nGreenpoint Core Competencies\nAdaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.\nCommunications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.\nDependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.\nInitiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.\nTeamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.\nWork Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.\nJob Core Competencies\nOrganizational Savvy - You display an understanding of organizational culture and practices, incorporate organizational awareness into decision making, and utilize both formal and informal channels to achieve results; you navigate organizational politics effectively and build alliances across the organization.\nBusiness Acumen - You understand business implications of decisions, you conduct cost-benefit analyses, you display orientation to profitability, you demonstrate knowledge of market and competition, and you align work with strategic goals.\nNegotiation Skills - Clarifies interests and positions of all parties and adjusts tactics to achieve desired results; manages conflict, manipulation, and strong emotions; and develops alternative options for mutual gain while building consensus through give-and-take.\n\nSummary of Education, Experience & Abilities\nBachelor of Science (B.S.) in Engineering, minimum 10 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nEmployees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.\n\nRequired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities\nDemonstrated electrical engineering knowledge relevant to Greenpoint’s products and business, with the ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines.\nIn-depth knowledge of engineering substantiation requirements, methodologies, and documentation.\nExperience working with the FAA and other regulatory agencies; ability to interpret applicable requirements and support certification and compliance activities.\nAbility to design, analyze, simulate, and troubleshoot electrical or electronic systems and resolve complex engineering problems.\nProficiency with applicable CAD, electrical design, and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools. Experience with systems such as Inventor, AutoCAD, Visual Engineer, or Fusion 360 is beneficial.\nAbility to interpret technical drawings, schematics, formulas, scientific equations, graphs, regulations, and other complex technical or business documents.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to define problems, gather and evaluate data, establish facts, and draw sound conclusions using logical, scientific, and mathematical principles.\nAbility to develop, implement, and monitor corrective action plans that improve business processes and certification cycle times.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, business correspondence, and procedures; present complex or sensitive topics; and respond effectively to questions and concerns.\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively, build effective working relationships, and motivate, persuade, and influence colleagues and stakeholders.\nStrong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work with both abstract and practical concepts.\nAbility to travel and work outside core business hours as required.\nAbility to sit for extended periods; use hands to lift or move up to 10 pounds; occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds; and perform tasks requiring close and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.\nThe expected WA salary range for this position is between $150,000.00 - $206,000.00 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law. \nAbout Greenpoint Technologies \nGreenpoint delivers nose-to-tail VIP Jet aircraft interiors for private clients and Heads-of-State. We are proud to be known in the aerospace industry for our design and engineering innovation, award-winning company culture, and on-time delivery of our beautiful products. We use leading-edge tools and employee-built processes to deliver extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom aircraft interiors. It’s complex work, but we work smart. In return for hard work, collaboration, and creativity, our people experience a culture custom built for high achievers:\nBig jobs and stretch assignments.\nHigh accountability environment, with transparent decisions aligned to values, open communication, and engaged leadership.\nAbility to make a big, visible impact on the end product. \nWe welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10902,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Aircraft Manufacturing","General Aviation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T20:46:43Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T20:07:42Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":206000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/greenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/greenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T20:07:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":40095,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":672986},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=672986"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgreenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgreenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgreenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/greenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgreenpoint-technologies-principal-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4196706}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"greenpointtechnologies.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4196706},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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