Head of Avionics, Electrics & EWIS (all genders)

Develop and lead the department

• Responsible to disciplinary lead the department Avionics, Electrics & EWIS with 20+ engineers
• Responsible to develop and implement department strategy derived from both company level and directorate level targets
• Responsible to derive internal/external competence needs and to select strategic engineering service provider and subcontractors
• Responsible to define department sub-structures, incl. roles & responsibilities
• Responsible to perform regular workforce/workload planning in-line with program/project needs and to adjust workforce in accordance with agreed head count targets
• Responsible to plan all program/project deliverables and to (re-)assign workforce as required to ensure On Time / On Cost / On Quality (OTOCOQ) delivery
• Responsible to regularly monitor work progress based on a set of KPI and to perform risk management including planning of adequate risk mitigations and actions

Drive and monitor people development

• Responsible to identify and develop high potentials for future line management, program/project management, and expert positions in close alignment with HR
• Responsible to ensure adequate training of all engineers to ensure timely delivery of all program/project milestones
• Responsible for nomination of a sufficient number of DREs and CVEs or all ATA chapters within perimeter of own department in close alignment with Airworthiness
• Responsible to act as coach for high-potentials and to assign mentors to new engineers
• Responsible to define a training curriculum for new engineers in own department
  

Define and maintain development processes and procedures

• Responsible to define development processes and procedures for Avionics, Electrics & EWIS as required by authorities and air legislation needs (e.g. CS-25)
• Responsible to maintain and update development processes and procedures as required by certification standards evolution in close alignment with Airworthiness
• Responsible to define and drive opportunities for digitalization and automatization of development processes, methods & tools in close alignment with directorate Digitalization

• Engineering degree (e.g. BEng, MEng) in Aerospace, Electrical Engineering or related area
• At least 15 years of professional experience in relevant fields of aircraft development
• Wide proficiency of latest certification requirements, aircraft system design approaches, incl. interfaces with all other disciplines
• Proven background in new aircraft development or aircraft maintenance for at least 2 different aircraft programs
• Excellent knowledge of air legislation, quality management, configuration management and all safety aspects for new aircraft development
• Proven disciplinary leadership experience of at least 10 years in a similar area
• Experience in strategy and organization development
• Strong team building, motivation and excellent communication skills
• Pro-active and solution-oriented working style

We are looking forward to your application!