Who Are You?

I’m Karen Bice, Director or Programs and Engineering.

Our goal is to break barriers and accomplish tasks never performed in our facility, such as assembling/validating a 7.3M antenna, the largest we’ve ever done. We are also working to create our own on-site engineering capabilities and increase US work scope share to meet our SDSI’s Buy American Act goals.

What do you enjoy the most about working at Safran?

Without a doubt, the people. We have a monumental task to meet daily customer needs while finding the time grow our organization exponentially. It takes an all-hands-in effort while leaving egos at the door, I couldn’t imagine taking our organization to new heights with any other group of folks.

What would you say to younger women hoping to join Safran Data Systems, Inc. or Safran?

Follow your dreams and dare to accept challenges. Follow your gut, be persistent, and don’t let others limit what you believe you can do. Keep learning, technology is changing fast, be open to change as well as to relearning and redefining yourself. Find a mentor, be it a supervisor, colleague or professional friend. Above all else, give yourself some slack when you fail. If you aren’t failing you are not trying; learn from your mistakes, shake yourself off and get back in the game.