Role: Hybrid Power & Energy Systems - IPT Head

Location: Montreal, QC

Duration: Long Term Contract

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Aerospace, Aviation, eVTOL, Advanced Air Mobility, Hybrid-Electric Propulsion, Electric Propulsion, Automotive EV, Energy Systems, Battery Systems, Power Electronics, UAV, Sustainable Aviation

- Lead the Hybrid Power & Energy Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT) and ensure alignment with overall aircraft program objectives.
- Own scope, schedule, cost, quality, and technical delivery for Hybrid Power & Energy Systems.
- Coordinate across Propulsion, Electrical Systems, Thermal Management, Flight Controls, Avionics, and other aircraft engineering teams.
- Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, suppliers, leadership, and program stakeholders.
- Define hybrid-electric propulsion architectures, including battery systems, electric motors, generators, power electronics, and energy management systems.
- Perform system sizing, architecture trade studies, energy flow analysis, and efficiency optimization.
- Develop and manage System Requirement Documents (SRD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), and power distribution architectures.
- Lead integration of electrical propulsion, power distribution, energy storage, and thermal management systems.
- Ensure compatibility with aircraft electrical networks, flight controls, structural constraints, avionics, and other aircraft systems.
- Drive Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Define and execute MIL, HIL, ground test, and flight test validation strategies.
- Validate system performance, energy efficiency, thermal behavior, reliability, and safety.
- Ensure complete requirements traceability from system definition through verification and validation.
- Lead certification activities in accordance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA requirements.
- Ensure compliance with ARP4754A, ARP4761, and DO-160.
- Support evolving certification requirements for electric and hybrid aircraft propulsion systems.
- Manage certification documentation, compliance reports, safety assessments, and test reports.
- Conduct FHA, FMEA,



and FTA safety and reliability analyses.
- Ensure battery safety, thermal runaway mitigation, fault tolerance, redundancy, and robust energy management.
- Drive reliability-focused system design and technical risk mitigation.
- Identify and mitigate electrical, thermal, battery, high-voltage, and system integration risks.
- Support RFQs, proposals, effort estimation, technical solutioning, and technology roadmap development.
- Ensure adherence to configuration management and engineering change-control processes.
- Manage technical dependencies across multiple IPTs and distributed development teams.

Qualification:

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in:
- Electrical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Power Electronics
- Related Engineering discipline

Priority 1 Must Have

- 12-18+ Years of Relevant Engineering Experience
- Hybrid / Electric Propulsion Systems
- Hybrid Power & Energy Systems
- Battery Systems / Energy Storage
- Power Electronics
- Electrical Machines / Motors / Generators
- Energy Management Systems
- High-Voltage Electrical Systems
- IPT / Cross-Functional Engineering Leadership
- System Architecture & Integration

Priority 2 Preferred

- Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Architecture
- Battery Management / Battery Safety
- Thermal Management Systems
- Electrical Power Distribution
- Energy Flow Analysis & Optimization
- MATLAB / Simulink
- PSCAD / AMESim
- MBSE Cameo / Rhapsody
- ARP4754A / ARP4761 / DO-160
- MIL / HIL / Ground / Flight Testing
- EMI / EMC

Nice to Have

- eVTOL / UAV / Advanced Air Mobility
- Sustainable Aviation Technologies
- Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Automotive EV / Electric Vehicle Powertrain
- Thermal Runaway Mitigation
- Fault-Tolerant / Redundant Architecture
- 3DX / Teamcenter
- Technology Roadmap Development




- Electric Aircraft Certification
- Advanced Energy Storage Technologies

What to Look for on Resume

- Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT Lead
- Hybrid-Electric / Electric Propulsion
- eVTOL / Electric Aircraft
- Battery Systems / BMS / Energy Storage
- Electric Motors / Generators
- Power Electronics / Inverters / Converters
- High-Voltage / HV Systems
- Energy Management Systems
- Power Distribution Architecture
- Thermal Management
- Energy Flow / Efficiency Optimization
- MATLAB / Simulink
- PSCAD / AMESim
- Cameo / Rhapsody
- ARP4754A / ARP4761 / DO-160
- FHA / FMEA / FTA
- Battery Safety / Thermal Runaway
- MIL / HIL
- Ground & Flight Testing
- EMI / EMC
- Aircraft Certification
- Cross-Functional IPT Leadership
- Automotive EV / Advanced Mobility
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell experience

Do Not Consider

- Candidates without hybrid/electric propulsion or relevant energy systems experience
- Candidates without battery, power electronics, or electrical power systems knowledge
- Software-only candidates with no hardware/system-level power architecture experience
- Mechanical-only candidates without electrical/energy systems expertise
- Candidates with no system architecture and integration experience
- Candidates without IPT or cross-functional engineering leadership experience
- Profiles limited to low-voltage electronics with no high-voltage/power systems exposure
- Candidates with no relevant aerospace, automotive EV, or advanced energy systems background
- Component-level engineers without system-level technical ownership

Education & Experience

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Energy Systems, Power Electronics, or related discipline
- 12-18+ years of experience in Aerospace, Automotive EV, Energy Systems, or related advanced mobility domains
- Strong experience with hybrid/electric propulsion systems
- Advanced mobility program experience preferred
- Proven experience leading cross-functional IPT teams
- Robust technical leadership and system-level engineering capability required

📌 Hybrid Power & Energy Systems - IPT Head (Montreal)
🏢 Atlantis IT Group
📍 Montreal