Head of Fuselage

Head of Fuselage

Deutsche Aircraft

Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

This is what drives you

You have a clear idea of what you want: To contribute to the vision of safe and energy-efficient flying, in a team of like-minded aviation enthusiasts who are determined to shape the future of aviation.

This is what you can do

• Leading and ramping-up the required resources, competences and capabilities according to defined deliverables & agreed head-count;
• Leading disciplinary the engineering department “Fuselage”;
• Responsible for deliverables in Time/Cost/Quality (TCQ) throughout the complete lifecycle of aircraft, flying fleet, 328eco development and respective R&T projects;
• Responsible for internal and external work packages in TCQ;
• Resource planning including core/non-core activities and a viable Make/Buy policy in the scope of the fuselage design team perimeter;
• Ensure adequate numbers of signatory candidates are trained and prepared for delegation according to design organisation processes;
• Implement and support company strategy with proper positioning of the fuselage team in line with future needs and trends;
• Lead and instruct complex tasks internally and externally; define specifications and Means of Compliance;
• Define and drive opportunities for digitalisation and automatization of airframe design processes, methods & tools;
• Establish a strategic setup to manage the needs of the In-Service support efficiently;
• Contribute to R&T strategy in the design perimeter.

You’ll bring this with you

• Recognised Expert in field of airframe design/fuselage primary structure design;
• Educated Engineering degree (MA Eng/Sc, Dr./PhD.) in aeronautics/aviation or mechanical;
• 15+ years professional expertise in relevant fields of aircraft development and airframe design;
• Wide proficiency of airframe certification requirements, design criteria, materials, methods and tools;
• New aircraft development experience (CS25) in several aircraft projects;
• Ability to prioritise, manage and execute multiple simultaneous tasks;
• Product development experience of several aircraft programme;
• Analytical & structured way of working, Project Management Experience;
• Profound leadership experience;
• Very good presenting, communication and leadership skills.