Head of Cabin & Cargo (all genders)

The Head of Cabin & Cargo is disciplinary leading the design department of the aircraft cabin interior and cargo compartment, as well as cabin related systems  water & waste, fire suppression/extinguishing, air conditioning, pressurisation and oxygen for crew and passenger. The responsibility is to build the competences and resources to secure the deliverables as well as defining the methods, processes and tools required to execute the activities throughout the product life cycle from early research and concept phases, programme development to continuous product support. 

The position responsibility includes the processes and delegations compliant with the design organisation for the relevant competences within department. The Head of Cabin & Cargo is responsible for future benchmark positioning including core competences, working practices such as agile and lean approaches and continuous assessment of trends and capabilities, especially design principles, manufacturing processes and improvements such as digital data usage.

•  Ramp up the required competences and capabilities according to defined deliverables and agreed head count
• Leading disciplinary an engineering department building upon a competence management and tailored training concepts
• Implement programme and project requirements into a resource planning including core and non-core activities and a viable sub-contracting policy
• Ensures adequate technical, process and procedure training and expertise of the engineering team
• Implement and support company strategy with proper positioning of the wing & empennage team determine future needs and trends.

• Educated Engineering degree (BA Eng/Sc, MA Eng/Sc) in materials, aeronautics / aviation or mechanical  
•  8 +years professional experience in relevant fields of aircraft development and product requirements
• Wide proficiency of latest cabin safety requirements and aircraft system design criteria, materials, methods and tools.
• New product development experience of at least one new aircraft programme
• Communication and leadership skills
• Ability to prioritise, manage and execute multiple simultaneous tasks
• Assertive, pro-active, innovative and creative

We are looking forward to your application!