Release Train Engineer Sr.

Job Title

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

Job Description

The Position: 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.

What We're 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. 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 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. 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). 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. Voluntary Benefits Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance. Health Management and Wellbeing Programs Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service. 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1. Educational Assistance Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses. Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington's Family and Medical Leave program and Washington's Paid Sick Leave program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture. 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.