Team Lead Airborne Electronics (all genders)

Vsquared; München; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch subsidy: 5€ per meal on office‑t

Stock options

Pension scheme

Office in Munich or Delft

Job summary

VÆRIDION seeks a Team Lead Airborne Electronics to guide the design and integration of airborne electronic hardware for propulsion battery systems. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team and shape architectures for battery management, high-voltage monitoring, and power electronics in a flight-critical environment.

You will drive hardware validation, safety assessments, and certification activities while coordinating with systems, propulsion, software, and mechanical domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in electronic hardware development, aerospace/defense preferred.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams for airborne hardware.
• Strong analog/digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB development.
• Experience with power electronics and high-voltage control electronics.
• Familiarity with battery management, SSPCs, inverter electronics desirable.
• Proficiency with Altium, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics.
• Knowledge of DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD-461 is beneficial.
• English fluency; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of airborne electronic hardware for propulsion battery systems.
• Mentor a team of electronics engineers on battery management, sensing, and power electronics.
• Define architectures and hardware concepts for BMS, HV monitoring, SSPCs, and inverters.
• Oversee schematic capture, PCB development, and component selection for LV and HV systems.
• Ensure development processes align with aviation standards and certification needs.
• Coordinate integration with systems engineering, propulsion, software, and mechanical teams.
• Guide development and validation of power electronics hardware including protection and gate drivers.
• Oversee prototyping, bring-up, and bench debugging; enable rapid iteration to flight hardware.
• Plan hardware verification: functional, environmental, EMC testing.
• Lead design reviews; ensure reliability, safety, and certification alignment.
• Support safety analyses (FHA, PSSA, SSA) and DAL alignment per ARP/DO-254 objectives.
• Own reliability activities: FMEA/FMECA, MTBF, derating, worst-case analysis.
• Assist supplier selection and component evaluation; facilitate DFM/DFT and transfer to production.
• Contribute to certification planning and design assurance documentation.

Skills

Team leadership

Analog & digital circuit design

Schematic capture & PCB development

Power electronics hardware

Battery management systems

High-voltage monitoring electronics

Altium/ Cadence/ Mentor Graphics

Multidisciplinary coordination

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Your Mission

As Team Lead Airborne Electronics (all genders), you will join the VÆRIDION Technology team and lead the development of airborne electronic hardware supporting the propulsion battery system. You will be responsible for guiding the design, development, integration, and verification of electronic systems for battery management, high-voltage monitoring, and power electronics supporting VÆRIDION’s CS-23 all-electric aircraft.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team developing airborne electronics for battery management systems, high-voltage sensing and protection, and power electronics such as solid-state power controllers and inverter interfaces. This role combines technical leadership, system integration oversight, and program coordination, ensuring that electronic systems supporting the propulsion battery system meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Your work will directly contribute to the development of the high-voltage electrical power system at the core of VÆRIDION’s electric propulsion architecture.

Your Day-to-Day

• Lead the design and development of airborne electronic hardware supporting propulsion battery monitoring, control, protection, and high-voltage power distribution.

• Manage and mentor a team of electronics engineers responsible for battery management electronics, sensing systems, and power electronics hardware.

• Define system architectures and hardware concepts for battery management electronics, high-voltage monitoring and protection systems, solid-state power controllers (SSPCs), and inverter interface electronics.

• Oversee schematic capture, PCB development, and component selection for both low-voltage control electronics and high-voltage power electronics systems.

• Establish and implement airborne electronics development processes aligned with aviation standards and certification requirements.

• Coordinate cross-disciplinary integration with systems engineering, propulsion, battery, software, and mechanical teams to ensure seamless system integration.

• Guide the development and validation of power electronics hardware, including protection circuits, switching devices, gate drivers, sensing systems, and control electronics.

• Oversee hardware prototyping, board bring-up, and bench-level debugging, ensuring rapid iteration from concept prototypes through to flight-representative hardware.

• Plan and oversee hardware verification activities including functional testing, environmental testing, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) validation.

• Lead technical design reviews and ensure electronic systems meet reliability, safety, and certification requirements.

• Collaborate closely with safety and systems engineering on the functional safety of the electronics hardware, providing design inputs to the hazard and safety assessments (FHA, PSSA, SSA) and ensuring the hardware meets its allocated Design Assurance Levels (DAL) in line with ARP4754A/ARP4761 and DO-254 objectives.

• Own reliability engineering activities for the electronics hardware, including FMEA/FMECA, reliability prediction (MTBF), component derating, and worst-case circuit analysis.

• Support supplier selection and technical evaluation of electronic components, power electronics modules, and manufacturing partners.

• Ensure design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) principles are applied, and lead the transfer of electronics designs into serial production with manufacturing and supply-chain partners.

• Contribute to certification planning by supporting compliance documentation, design assurance activities, and system traceability.

• Drive continuous improvement of electronics development workflows, toolchains, and testing methodologies.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in electronic hardware development, preferably in aerospace, aviation, or defense industries.

• Proven experience leading or coordinating engineering teams developing airborne electronic hardware.

• Strong experience in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB development.

• Experience with power electronics hardware, including switching devices, gate drivers, protection circuits, or high-voltage control electronics.

• Experience with battery management systems, high-voltage monitoring electronics, electric propulsion systems, SSPCs, or inverter electronics is highly desirable.

• Proficiency with electronic design automation tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics.

• Knowledge of aerospace electronic development standards such as DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD-461, or related qualification frameworks is beneficial.

• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills in multidisciplinary engineering environments.

• Ability to manage complex technical tasks while supporting project schedules and engineering milestones.

• Fluent English language skills are essential; German language skills are beneficial.

We recognize that women and other under-represented groups are often overlooked in our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. Talent and potential can’t always be captured in a checklist.

Why us?

• Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation.

• We are an in-office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments.

• Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your (mental) health is important for us.

• Enjoy a subsidized lunch with a 5€ company contribution per meal on office days.

• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options.

• Choose the option that suits your needs: either a free charging station for your electric car or a public transport job ticket as part of the Deutschlandticket.

• Lease a high-quality bicycle or e‑bike through our JobRad program and benefit from tax advantages. Whether for your daily commute or personal use, enjoy more mobility and sustainability.

• Pension scheme to support your long-term financial security.

• Work in one of our offices in Munich or Delft. Enjoy the modern Balan Campus in Munich or work inside the aerospace ecosystem at TU Delft.

• Boost your professional as well as personal growth executing your own ideas and independent projects.

• Join our internal social events and retreats (e.g. cooking, game nights, sports).

VÆRIDION was founded in 2021 to transform regional air travel with the Microliner, a 100% electric commercial aircraft. By delivering the most energy-efficient aircraft, we are building the future where clean, safe, and affordable electric aviation seamlessly connects people and businesses. We’re bringing together the brightest minds in aerospace, automotive engineering, and business to disrupt the aviation industry.