Chief Engineer (f/m/d) D328eco

• The Chief Engineer (CE) works interdisciplinary on the aircraft level and is responsible that the following tasks be carried out:
• Aircraft configuration development
• Definition of the way of working within Chief Engineering (Engineering Governance)
• Definition of the logical sequence of the necessary development steps (development logic) in line with the configuration definition, the DO [design organisation] processes and the programme needs
• Preparation of the Engineering WBS - work streams (so-called swim lanes) and individual work packages (WBS) following the development logic
• Benchmarking of business case inputs provided by the engineering directorates
• Aircraft configuration description, main data sheet and air vehicle specification (clean sheet: baseline definition, derivative: change description) – Lead for : advanced design, support for : engineering directorates
• Preparation of SOWs and SLAs for each of the work packages defined in the WBS: Lead for project engineering; support for : engineering directorates
• Preparing the necessary engineering input for the business case: headcount, input for other direct costs and schedule. Lead for project engineering; support for engineering directorates
• Aircraft level requirements: break-down from the business and market requirements, and derived from design choices on aircraft level
• Product breakdown structure
• Definition of physical and functional interfaces

• Engineering degree (MA Eng/Sc, Dr./PhD.) in aeronautics/aviation or mechanical engineering
• 20+ years professional expertise in propulsion and prolusion aircraft integration throughout the development phases and lifecycle of several Part 25 aircraft
• Wide proficiency of powerplant certification requirements, design criteria, materials, methods and tools
• New aircraft development experience (CS25); available signature delegations and/or CVE is a plus
• Leads and instructs internal and external complex tasks
• Very good presentation, communication and leadership skills

We are looking forward to your application!