Chief project engineer
role for leading and overseeing of the technical design and of an engineering team
The chief project engineer (CPE) is a member of the design organisation of an aeronautical company, required by the European Aviation Safety Agency. The CPE is responsible, on behalf of the head of design organisation (HDO), for the technical aspects of the development of a specific aeronautical product and its sub-assemblies.
The main functions and responsibilities of the CPE are:
Preparation of system requirement specification
to assure the configuration of complex design solutions and the definition of the product architecture according to the contractual requirements
to ensure that project requirements are delivered by competent personnel
to verify the availability and suitability of technologies to assure the development of the project
to coordinate the activities of definition and configuration control ensuring that the product conforms to design requirements.
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