Head of Airworthiness, Configuration Management & Technical Publications (all genders)

  • Airport Oberpfaffenhofen
  • Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
  • Permanent
  • Manager

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There are two planes on the runway, around the 328 there are people who are properly preparing the plane, the plane is being moved with a small yellow vehicle, the sky is blue and the sun is shining, the shadow of the plane is reflected on the apron

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:

  • Lead the Airworthiness Function within the EASA Part 21 Design Organisation and manage the execution of DOA privileges.
  • Support DOA management activities, including the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of DOA procedures, handbooks, governance, and compliance processes.
  • Oversee Configuration Management as Head of the function, ensuring controlled product configuration, configuration baselines, change control discipline, and alignment between certification, engineering, and programme needs.
  • Oversee Technical Publications as Head of the function, ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality publication deliverables, including manuals and continued airworthiness documentation where applicable.
  • Serve as the primary interface with EASA and other regulatory authorities on certification, validation, airworthiness, operational suitability, and environmental matters.
  • Lead and coordinate aircraft certification and validation programmes from planning through approval.
  • Provide strategic airworthiness guidance to engineering, programme, quality, configuration management, technical publications, and executive management teams.
  • Support continued airworthiness activities, service bulletins, manuals, occurrence investigations, complaints from operation, and regulatory actions where required.
  • Being a member of the Design Organization leadership team.

You’ll bring this with you:

  • Educated Engineering degree (BA Eng/Sc, MA Eng/Sc) in materials, aeronautics / aviation or mechanical
  • 15+ years professional experience in relevant fields of aircraft development and support to in-service aircraft
  • Wide proficiency of aircraft certification
  • Thorough knowledge of the airworthiness requirements (CS/JAR/FAR-25, CS-CCD, CS-FCD, CS-MMEL, CS-SIMD, CS-FSTD) and minimum 5 years of experience in type investigation
  • Profound knowledge of EASA Part 21
  • Eligibility for, or previous approval as, an EASA Form 4 holder or equivalent.
  • 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, proactive, innovative and creative
  • Excellent written and spoken English; German language skills are an advantage

What we offer

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

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