Technical Project Manager (d/f/m)

Airbus SE; Manching; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension schemes

Bike leasing

Corporate discounts

Flexible working hours

Mobile working

Job sharing

Sabbatical opportunities

30 days annual leave

On-site doctor

Health programs

Canteen and cafeteria

Childcare facilities

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH in Germany seeks a Technical Project Manager for EF Simulation Programs to lead bid content, requirements analysis, and the technical scope. You will define WBS, estimate resources, and monitor deliverables across internal and supplier teams.

You will organize maturity reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR/IRR) and coordinate end-to-end test manuals and acceptance testing, ensuring readiness for customer engagements and successful program execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences is required.
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in relevant field.
• Knowledge of system engineering principles and V&V framework is required.
• Experience in training and flight simulation industry is preferred.
• Experience with EF programme (aircraft or training) is highly recommended.
• Proficient with Confluence and Jira for task management.
• Strong verbal and written English communication in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Define technical content for bids and proposals for Training Aids.
• Gather and analyze customer technical and general requirements.
• Define project technical scope and WBS with work packages.
• Estimate effort and resources for the TASTS perimeter.
• Monitor engineering deliverables along lifecycles with Industry partners.
• Organize maturity reviews with Customer and Industry (SRR, PDR, CDR, SS-CDR, IRR).
• Coordinate creation and execution of End2End ATMs and CAAT preparations.
• Lead qualification and readiness activities of device/simulator at product level.
• Provide regular project status updates to stakeholders.
• Participate in project meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

System engineering principles

V&V framework

Training & flight simulation industry

EF programme experience

Confluence and JIRA

Communication skills

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Job Description

Technical Project Manager for EF Simulation Programs (d/f/m)

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Technical Project Manager for EF Simulation Programs (d/f/m). Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced swing-role combat aircraft providing simultaneously deployable Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface capabilities. Airbus is acting as the main contractor within the industrial Pilot Synthetic Training System consortium. Combat Training Systems department develops state-of-the-art EF simulator systems. Long term, multinational, large scale system of systems programs are the best place to learn and perform engineering activities.

This role is also available with reduced weekly hours and an adapted scope of tasks.

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

• Define the technical content for bids and proposals for Training Aids.
• Collect and analyze Customer technical and general requirements.
• Define the project technical scope.
• Define the technical Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including Work Packages (WPs) description, broken down into potential contributors.
• Estimate effort for the activities in TASTS perimeter and define resources needed for the project.
• Monitor and control the engineering deliverables along the project life cycle, performed by Industry (central engineering and/or suppliers).
• Organize and call the maturity reviews with Customer and Industry along the project life cycle, i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR, SS-CDR, IRR.
• Coordinate creation and execution of the End2End Acceptance Test Manuals (ATMs) and operational Acceptance Test Manuals (ATMs), at product level, in preparation for the Customer Attended Acceptance Testing (CAAT).
• Lead the Qualification and Ready for Training activities of the device/simulator at product level.
• Monitoring and regular reporting of project status to stakeholders.
• Conduct and participate in project meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Sciences.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience.
• Knowledge of system engineering principles and V&V framework.
• Experience within the training and flight simulation industry.
• Experience in the EF programme (e.g., aircraft, training) is highly recommended.
• Experience using Confluence and JIRA for tasks management.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Good knowledge of English both written and spoken is required to be able to work in a multicultural environment.

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Company

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Sub-system development

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