Head of Fuselage (all genders)

Airport Oberpfaffenhofen Permanent Full-time 2025-0213

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

This is who we are

We are an aircraft manufacturer with a strong heritage looking to continue our story. Headquartered to the west of Munich, we are recognized by international aviation authorities as a development, manufacturing and maintenance company, That is why today we are focusing our full energy on developing and manufacturing a new generation of technically advanced aircraft in Germany. Share with us the vision and ambition to drive the transformation of flying and to make our contribution to safe and energy-efficient air transport.

We are looking forward to your application!

Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
Human Resources
Airport Oberpfaffenhofen
82234 Weßling - Germany
www.deutscheaircraft.com/careers