Overview
Who We Are:
Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is 1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!
How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/.
Responsibilities
The Position:
The Release Train Engineer, Sr. (Digital) will drive the delivery strategy and execution of total system release of sub products achieving desired outcomes. Coach and collaborate with stakeholders and teams, resolve impediments, manage risks, and drive relentless improvement. Facilitates planning events and processes, and lead teams in delivering value.
Execution & Delivery
- Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, ensuring alignment with strategic vision and priorities.
- Coordinate cross-functional team dependencies, proactively identifying and resolving blockers to maintain execution momentum.
- Define and communicate the portfolio goal, create and clearly communicate portfolio backlog items and prioritize to maximize business goals and value.
- Empower Agile teams by providing clear goals, guidance, and a shared understanding of priorities aligned with defined roadmap.
- Ensure consistent quality of production ready deliverables before promoting to business owners or and users.
Strategy & Planning
- Contribute to the development and execution of the system release strategy for sub-products.
- Optimize the flow of value within the Agile Release Train (ART) by facilitating collaboration and transparency.
- Collaborates and ensures alignment with various internal and external stakeholders and partners.
- Ensure delivered outcomes meets the expectations of stakeholders by tracking the execution of features.
- Responsible for the execution of the product roadmap to ensure alignment with business priorities.
Coaching & Leadership
- Lead and empower Agile teams and colleagues by providing coaching, guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentorship on SAFe practices and Agile principles.
- Engage in a culture of continuous improvement, demonstrating incremental improvements. Demonstrate a strong commitment to personal/professional and team growth, constantly seeking opportunities to improve skills and knowledge.
The salary range of $138,000 – $231,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.
Qualifications
What were looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical field, or 14+ years of related experience in a software development or product delivery role.
- 10+ years of experience working in a software development or product delivery role, preferably in an Agile methodology.
- Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures to deliver system solutions including hardware and software integrations.
- Ability to determine work priorities and establish operational objectives and work plans.
- Previous experience executing product roadmaps to achieve business goals.
- Advanced level experience supporting a team as a Scrum Master or Project Manager.
- Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional collaboration, participation and buy-in for work groups or project teams, taking a broad perspective to develop solutions that are creative, effective, and often unique.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work across global internal and external stakeholders and customers.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering business presentations for senior management and internal customers.
- Ability to effectively influence multiple constituencies internally and externally and inspire action without direct organizational management responsibility.
- Proven experience resolving a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.
- Demonstrated experience inspiring positive change and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated experience achieving alignment, fostering collaboration and connecting key functional partners.
- Proven track record of mentoring and coaching team members and ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
- Previous experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies (Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), preferred).
- Experience and/or certification/training in one or more of the following: Team Management, Change Management,
- Agile project development, PMP, Lean operations, Six Sigma or other process management techniques and tools (preferred).
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (preferred).
- SAFe Agile Certification (preferred).
- Ability to travel to domestic or international locations as required, up to 5 of the time.
Our Principles:
Contribution to Society Fairness & Honesty Cooperation & Team Spirit Untiring Effort for Improvement Courtesy & Humility Adaptability Gratitude
What We Offer:
At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.
- Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
- Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
- 401K with 50 match on up to 8 contribution, full vested from day 1.
- Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program.
- Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.
All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19. Where permitted by applicable law, applicants may be required to be fully vaccinated with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, unless they are eligible for and obtain an exemption based on a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. While the Company strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, it may require vaccination and/or testing for positions in which third party customer, worksite, or government requirements apply, in accordance with applicable law. At those locations where requirements apply, exemptions will be considered based on applicable law.
Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate.
What were looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical field, or 14+ years of related experience in a software development or product delivery role.
- 10+ years of experience working in a software development or product delivery role, preferably in an Agile methodology.
- Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures to deliver system solutions including hardware and software integrations.
- Ability to determine work priorities and establish operational objectives and work plans.
- Previous experience executing product roadmaps to achieve business goals.
- Advanced level experience supporting a team as a Scrum Master or Project Manager.
- Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional collaboration, participation and buy-in for work groups or project teams, taking a broad perspective to develop solutions that are creative, effective, and often unique.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work across global internal and external stakeholders and customers.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering business presentations for senior management and internal customers.
- Ability to effectively influence multiple constituencies internally and externally and inspire action without direct organizational management responsibility.
- Proven experience resolving a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.
- Demonstrated experience inspiring positive change and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated experience achieving alignment, fostering collaboration and connecting key functional partners.
- Proven track record of mentoring and coaching team members and ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
- Previous experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies (Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), preferred).
- Experience and/or certification/training in one or more of the following: Team Management, Change Management,
- Agile project development, PMP, Lean operations, Six Sigma or other process management techniques and tools (preferred).
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (preferred).
- SAFe Agile Certification (preferred).
- Ability to travel to domestic or international locations as required, up to 5 of the time.
Our Principles:
Contribution to Society Fairness & Honesty Cooperation & Team Spirit Untiring Effort for Improvement Courtesy & Humility Adaptability Gratitude
What We Offer:
At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.
- Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
- Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
- 401K with 50 match on up to 8 contribution, full vested from day 1.
- Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program.
- Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.
All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19. Where permitted by applicable law, applicants may be required to be fully vaccinated with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, unless they are eligible for and obtain an exemption based on a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. While the Company strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, it may require vaccination and/or testing for positions in which third party customer, worksite, or government requirements apply, in accordance with applicable law. At those locations where requirements apply, exemptions will be considered based on applicable law.
Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate.
