Deputy Chief Engineer - Dornier 328 Legacy Fleet (f/m/d)

The Deputy Chief Engineer works alongside the Chief Engineer in his/her day to day activities on the Dornier 328 In-service program.  At aircraft level, the Deputy Chief Engineer overlooks the all the essential disciplines ensuring the technical integration of the on-going and future schedules.

The Deputy CE is responsible and accountable for the following:

• Drives strategic direction of products and services,
• Defines product roadmaps in collaboration with Product Line Management and Program Management
• Develops Integrated Project Plans (IPP) from creation through approval.
• Defines team and project roles/responsibilities, and identifies issues and risks
• Assures mission success within established risk exposure levels
• Engages and works closely with engineering functional leads to ensure accountability in meeting established commitments and deadlines
• Drives engineering productivity performance improvements by providing inputs into project management processes, tools, and methodologies
• Advocatess for a balanced delivery approach (technical, cost, schedule, risk) within program, stakeholder and customer communities ensuring collaboration with national and international authorities
• Leads, communicates and coordinates critical technical events
• Serves as the primary program interface for charter and approval of technical reviews across the program to and from the customers and facilitate integration
• Applies engineering standards ensuring compliance with customer and industry requirements
• Assists customer in demonstration of compliance with technical standards, effective engineering processes, mission assurance, design assurance, parts-processes-materials programs, quality, audit and internal integration, test and verification activities
• Delivers solutions to product obsolescence and critical part shortages
• Adheres to processes as described in the DOH / VA
• Defines SOW’s and SLA’s for each WP jointly with the Chief Engineer and the other functional organization
• Liaise with customer support, sales & marketing, as well as supply chain, maintenance and production organizations

• Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science in Aircraft or Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in dhief engineering positions, technical project engineering, or project planning with an aircrat OEM
• Extremely strong engineering background with respect to Aircraft Operation, Flight Physics, Aircraft Systems and Aircraft Structures
• Solid background with aircraft engineering and development processes and tools
• Good knowledge of aeronautical regulations (i.e. CS/JAR/FAR Part 23/25/27/29) and industry standards (i.e. ISO, NAS, MS, ASTM, etc.)
• Self-starter, ability to work independently, show strong judgment, be decisive, and work with others to drive towards a common solution
• Leadership capability to guide multi-functional engineering teams without formal supervisory role

We are looking forward to your application!