Eurodrone Overall RPAS Technical Manager (d/f/m)

Airbus; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company pension schemes

Mobility offers (bike leasing)

Flexible working hours

Zusammenfassung

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH is seeking a Eurodrone Overall RPAS Technical Manager to lead the Phase 1C activities, coordinating maintenance, training, logistics, and airworthiness across Germany, Italy, and Spain. The role demands strong leadership of multinational teams, strategic fleet management, and close collaboration with program management and customers.

The position emphasizes ensuring flight test readiness, handling procurement and spares, and guiding documentation and certification

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering or related field.
• 8–10 years in flight test management of multinational programs.
• 5+ years in aerospace test and verification with RPAS/UAS or complex aircraft systems.
• Proven experience leading technical teams in aerospace.
• Knowledge of flight test methodologies and data systems.
• Familiarity with airworthiness regulatory processes (EASA, MIL-STD).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Technically lead and direct overall planning for Eurodrone Phase 1C activities across contributing organizations.
• Provide leadership on maintenance, preparation and future support of the Eurodrone test fleet.
• Lead installation/maintenance of a strategic fleet program.
• Support teams to produce technical documentation for future options.
• Act as technical customer interface for GFx management and loan requests.
• Coordinate spares distribution across test centres and ensure availability of export licenses.
• Manage cross-program conflicts and escalation for flight test management.
• Provide Major Asset Activity Reporting for RPAS and related assets.
• Lead lessons learned and risk management for P1C activities.
• Ensure alignment between Test Program and Certification/Qualification Plans.

Kenntnisse

Flight Test Leadership

Multinational programs

RPAS/UAS knowledge

Test data analysis

Communication skills

Decision making

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Aeronautical/Systems Engineering

Tools

EASA standards knowledge

Flight test instrumentation

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

In order to support the Chief Engineering Eurodrone team, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Eurodrone Overall RPAS Technical Manager (d/f/m) Eurodrone Programme – Shaping the future of UAS With its groundbreaking industrial and commercial setup and its unique certification and flexibility, European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) showcases how European industry can find innovative ways to support strategic autonomy needs and prepare for the Future Combat Air System. European MALE RPAS is not just the first programme to fully implement digital design manufacturing and services (DDMS). It is also seen as a ‘light-house’ programme, not only within Airbus, but also for the entire aeronautics industry in Europe.

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.
• 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

• Technically lead and direct the overall planning and implementation to ensure the readiness and conduction of Eurodrone Phase 1C activities across all contributing organizations - including top level planning of all maintenance and RPAS updates from an overall perspective: Secure Flight Test Readiness of the involved test centres in Germany, Italy and Spain (e.g., training, logistics, airworthiness, operations, resources, processes).
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction on any aspects related to the maintenance, preparation and future support of the Eurodrone test fleet, associated activities (including potential FTI updates).
• Lead the installation/maintenance of a strategic fleet program.
• Support program teams to produce all technical documentations for future options.
• Act as technical customer interface for GFx management and loan requests for the use of GFx assets.
• Priories and steers equipment, GSTE and FTI spares distribution across Test Centres (Benches and RPAS prototypes), including repair management and availability of export licenses in coordination with equipment management, procurement and logistic teams.
• Execute overall management of extant or potential Cross‑Program conflicts.
• As the Eurodrone Engineering focal point, provide and take full responsibility for Major Asset Activity Reporting (RPAS, Benches and Equipment/Spares for BT, GT, FT, DTIS and IDTTs), supporting the program and customer reporting process (status and issues).
• Lead lessons Learned, conflict resolution, and any other matter related to whole P1C activities, amongst others RPAS bench, ground or flight testing.
• Contribute to Overall RPAS BT, GT and FT tasks allocation, considering all technical & program constraints and project directives, risks, dependencies and opportunities and underwrite the agreed output and act as escalation point of the Flight Test Management Group in case arbitration between test centers needed.
• Ensure consistency between Test Program and Certification/Qualification Plans.
• Lead adaptation of contract, if and when required.
• Coordinates and chairs: BT, GT and FT Functional Reviews (e.g., IRR, TRR, VR, FFR, Co‑TRR), integrated within the Eurodrone meetings cycle, providing Program and Customer Representatives full visibility of the status of each test program.
• Provide guidance, advice, recommendations or other appropriate responses to Eurodrone Chief Engineer and Program senior management on: the status of the BT, GT and FT program the status of the Eurodrone test fleet issues relevant to maintaining the availability of the test fleet to support present and future Eurodrone contracts.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience in Flight Test Management of multinational programs, preferably in the multinational Test Center environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience aerospace test and verification, with a strong focus on RPAS/UAS or complex aircraft systems.
• Proven experience in leading and managing technical teams in a demanding aerospace environment.
• In-depth knowledge of flight test methodologies, data acquisition systems, and flight test instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of aerospace safety regulations, airworthiness requirements, and certification processes (e.g., EASA, MIL‑STD) with national airworthiness authorities.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in German and fluency in English is required Spanish or Italian is a plus.
• Ability to travel as required for test campaigns and meetings.

Company Information

Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Employment Type: Permanent Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture

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