Nicolas St-Louis

Manager, Hardware Engineering at CAE Inc.

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

About

Experience

  • CAE (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
    • Manager, Global Hardware Engineering
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    • Operations Project Manager
      Jan 2020 - Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Responsible & accountable for the overall hardware delivery of Full Flight Simulators (design, procurement, planning, manufacturing, assembly and testing) - Ensure a smooth transition between the department to improve efficiency and reduce cost of HW Solution - Lead multidisciplinary teams focused on timely delivery of hardware solution of Full Flight Simulators

    • Rotation Program in Engineering
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 · 3 yrs

      Project Manager, Product Simulation Civil (9 Months) - Responsible & accountable of the budget, schedule, scope and quality of the delivery of Full Flight Simulators - Facilitate & motivate the team throughout the project execution of Full Flight Simulators - Offer prime customer satisfaction while being his voice within CAE and respecting contractual requirements Project Expert, Southwest Airlines CPTs Program, Simfinity (9 months) - Manage progress of the execution and delivery of 14 Flight Training Devices - Accountable for the hardware progress and report of the assembly of 14 Flight Training Devices - Implement and improve the monitoring of milestones for the Simfinity Hardware Engineering Department Integration Specialist, Post-Delivery Services (12 months) - Update and maintain the computers and software of Full Flight Simulators - Integrate new software on Full Flight Simulators - Design and implement an automated financial analysis dashboard for the forecast of the business opportunities of the department Scrum Master and Product Specialist, CGF, Immersive Environment (6 months) - Act as a Scrum Master in the team to improve the efficiency and effectiveness by applying the Agile methodology - Coordinate and track the progress of the projects of the team - Help my superior with the resources schedule, budget monitoring and projects planning of the team

  • Trainee Engineer in Flight Controls at CAE
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016 · 4 mos

    - Design and implement the flight controls acceptance tests protocol with FitNesse software - Perform the calibration of flight controls of simulators - Manage and update the computers used to operate and calibrate the flight control

  • Trainee Engineer in Research and Product Development at Sher-Wood Athletics Group
    May 2015 - Aug 2015 · 4 mos

    - Design and build a machine and a testing protocol to enable CE certification of ice hockey protective gear - Design and implement a customization program for player and goaltender hockey bags - Design new layout for the test room to make it more functional (Lean Six Sigma)

  • Project Manager in the Engineering Department at Domtar
    Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 · 4 mos

    - Manage teams of contractors in the realization of projects on the manufacturing floor - Manage continuous improvement and acquisition projects

  • Project Manager in the Capital Acquisition Departement at Pratt & Whitney Canada
    Jan 2014 - Apr 2014 · 4 mos

    - Manage projects for the acquisition of manufacturing equipments and tools - Determine the required specifications for new machines to acquire