Eurodrone Overall RPAS Design Chief Engineer (d/f/m)

Airbus Defence and Space; Manching; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Attractive remuneration & benefits

30 days annual leave

Flexible working hours & sabbatical

Professional development opportunities

On-site doctor & health programs

Diverse international environment

Zusammenfassung

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH is seeking a Senior Chief Engineer for the Eurodrone RPAS design, to lead overall design and integration across the flight chain and lifecycle, ensuring compliance with top-level requirements.

You will steer safety-critical domains (GSCCS, FMCS, FMAIS, SFLS), coordinate certification activities, and drive architecture maturity to meet program milestones and safety objectives while collaborating with customers and regulators.

Qualifikationen

• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Significant Engineering experience > 8 years in related area.
• Excellent leadership skills with proven team leadership.
• Deep knowledge of Flight Dynamics, Flight Mechanics and Flight Control Laws.
• Extensive experience in the development of Flight Control Systems.
• Experience in the development of DAL-A software.
• Knowledge in Overall Aircraft Design, Overall System Design and Overall Physical Design.
• Operational knowledge on UAS or aircraft operation, particularly Automatic Take Off and Landing.
• Proven track record in project and technical management.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Goal-oriented mindset and strong analytical skills.
• Very strong team player.
• Exceptional English language skills (Negotiation Level).

Aufgaben

• Optimize RPAS overall design and ensure integration of level 1 sub-products.
• Coordinate flight chain design and ensure safety-critical design.
• Ensure RPA compliance with airworthiness, safety and environmental conditions.
• Drive certification and qualification roadmap with customer/regulatory bodies.
• Integrate Flight Physics activities and drive flight chain solutions.
• Secure project schedule to meet milestones and align technical directives.
• Oversee verification plans from analysis to Flight Test Level.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Flight Dynamics

Flight Mechanics

Flight Control Laws

Development of Flight Control Systems

DAL-A software

Overall Aircraft Design

Overall System Design

Overall Physical Design

UAS/ aircraft Operation (ATOL)

Project management

Technical management

Coordination & communication

Analytical skills

Team player

English language skills

Ausbildung

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

DAL-A software

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

In order to support our Overall Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Design Team, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Eurodrone Overall RPAS Design Chief Engineer (d/f/m)

Are you passionate about shaping the future of Airbus Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) products? Join our Overall Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Design Team for Eurodrone and contribute your skills and enthusiasm to our dynamic Chief Engineering Organization. As such, execute overall design and steering activities to ensure a consistent RPAS design and integration across all functions and through the entire lifecycle, compliant with top level system requirements. Steer the flight chain (Ground Safety Critical Control Station, Flight Management System, Safe Flight and Landing System) as an integral part of the overall RPAS design and ensure the compliance with all overall RPAS design activities.

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up‑and‑coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near‑by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

• Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
• Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
• Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
• Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
• Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Optimize design for the overall RPAS and ensure integration of all level 1 sub-products.
• Perform trades & candidate aircraft configurations associated to RPA and flight chain architectures & requirements.
• Coordinate the flight chain design (GSCCS, FMCS, FMAIS, SFLS), ensuring consistent safety-critical design.
• Ensure RPA compliance with airworthiness and safety, environmental conditions, design maturity, security and RPAS airport operations at the aircraft level.
• Control the RPA and flight chain technical baseline and design changes, Assessing the consequences of technical Change Requests on overall RPAS architecture and aircraft configuration, ensuring configuration maturity aligns with programme milestones and safety objectives.
• Lead the definition of the certification and qualification roadmap for in close alignment with customer and regulatory bodies.
• Integrate and coordinate Flight Physics activities (performance, HQ, loads) and drive flight chain consistent solutions into the overall configuration.
• Achieving the handling quality requirements for the RPAS failure free and for failure cases.
• Secure the project schedule to achieve the program milestones, align technical directives to all design teams, ensuring end to end readiness.
• Ensure integration and verification plans and activities to achieve final certification and qualification; from analysis and simulation through systems testing and completed at Flight Test Level.

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Significant Engineering experience > 8 years in related area.
• You have excellent leadership skills and profound experience in leading teams.
• Deep knowledge of Flight Dynamics, Flight Mechanics and Flight Control Laws.
• Extensive experience in the development of Flight Control Systems.
• Experience in the development of DAL-A software.
• Knowledge in Overall Aircraft Design, Overall System Design and Overall Physical Design.
• Operational knowledge on UAS or aircraft Operation, in particular Automatic Take Off and Landing.
• Proven track record in project management and technical management.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Goal-oriented mind set and good analytical skills.
• Very strong team player.
• Exceptional English language skills (Negotiation Level).

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Company

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Chief Engineering & Architecture

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