Director Airframe

Airport Oberpfaffenhofen- Permanent- Full-time- 2024-0170**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**:
The Director of Airframe is leading the engineering of the core competence teams “Structure Analysis”, “Design” and “Material & Processes”. The responsibility is to build the competencies and the resources to secure the deliverables of the Airframe unit. This includes defining the methods, processes and tools required to execute the activities along the product life cycle from early research and concepts phases, program development and continuous product support.

The position responsibility includes the processes and delegations compliant with the design organization for the relevant competencies within Airframe. The Director of Airframe Core Competence Unit is responsible for strategic decisions to ensure future benchmark positioning concerning competencies, working practices (such as agile and lean approaches) and the continuous assessment of trends and capabilities improvements (e.g. end to end digitalization).

The main tasks and responsibilities are:

- Ramp up the required airframe competencies and capabilities according defined deliverables and agreed head count
- Leading disciplinary an airframe engineering with departments and teams including competence management and training concept.
- Implement program and projects requirements into a resource planning including core and non-core activities and a viable sub-contracting policy
- Implement and support company strategy with proper positioning of the airframe engineering determine future needs and trends.

**You’ll bring this with you**:

- Educated Engineering degree (BA Eng/Sc, MA Eng/Sc) in aeronautics / aviation or mechanical
- 10+ years professional experience in relevant fields of aircraft development and product requirements
- Wide proficiency of airframe requirements, design criteria, materials, methods and tools
- New product development experience of at least one new aircraft program
- Proven leadership experience and skill in managing an organisation with departments
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritize, manage and execute multiple simultaneous tasks
- Assertive, pro-active, innovative and creative
- Very good English language skills, German language is a plus

**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