Head of Mechanical Systems - Oberpfaffenhofen, Deutschland - Deutsche Aircraft GmbH

Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
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Oberpfaffenhofen, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Lena Wagner

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Lena Wagner

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Airport Oberpfaffenhofen- Permanent- Full-time
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:

Develop and lead the department Mechanical Systems

  • Responsible to disciplinary lead the department Mechanical Systems 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 substructures, incl. roles & responsibilities
  • Responsible to perform regular workforce/workload planning inline 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 HRBP
  • 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 CVEs or all ATA chapters with perimeter of own department in close alignment with Airworthiness
  • Responsible to act as coach for highpotentials 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 for Mechanical Systems

  • Responsible to define development processes and procedures for aircraft mechanical systems as required by authorities and air legislation needs (e.g. CS25)
  • 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

You'll bring this with you:


  • Engineering degree (e.g. BEng, MEng) in Aerospace 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
  • Confirmed experience in strategy and organization development
  • Strong team building and motivation skills
  • Clear focus on people development & coaching, Confirmed leadership skills of multicultural teams
  • Conflict management & resolution skills
  • Very strong communication & coordination skills, string ability to interact and influence
  • Proactive and solutionoriented working style
  • Proven ability to prioritize, manage and execute multiple simultaneous tasks

This is who we are:

We are an aircraft manufacturer with a strong heritage looking to continue our story.

Headquartered to the west of Munich, we are recognized by international aviation authorities as a development, manufacturing and maintenance company, That is why today we are focusing our full energy on developing and manufacturing a new generation of technically advanced aircraft in Germany.

Share with us the vision and ambition to drive the transformation of flying and to make our contribution to safe and energy-efficient air transport.


Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
Human Resources
Airport Oberpfaffenhofen
82234 Weßling - Germany
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