AIRWORTHINESS LEADER

FLYING WHALES; Puteaux; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A stake in the capital

The option of remote working

A gym in the workplace

Job summary

FLYING WHALES is seeking an organized and dynamic AIRWORTHINESS LEADER to manage our certification team and coordinate the LCA60T certification project in Suresnes, France. You will lead a team of airworthiness engineers, drive the certification program from familiarization to EU/EASA approval, and liaise with certification authorities while ensuring a rigorous basis and timely demonstrations.

Join a bold aviation project shaping low-carbon transport and gain stake in the company with remote

Qualifications

• Education: graduate of an engineering school or Master's degree (BAC+5).
• At least 10 years of experience in certification and first managerial experience.
• Familiar with aircraft type certification process and certification management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the LCA60T airworthiness certification program from familiarization to EASA type approval.
• Manage a team of airworthiness engineers and coordinate activities.
• Liaise with the EASA Project Certification Manager and Certification Authorities.
• Establish and maintain the certification basis and plan.
• Present certification strategies clearly to authorities and monitor demonstrations.

Skills

Airworthiness leadership

Team management

Certification processes

Effective communication

Education

Engineering degree / BAC+5

Master's degree

Job description

We design today and we will build and operate tomorrow a fleet of airships, the LCA60T, intended for cargo transport. Capable of loading and unloading up to 60 tons of cargo (wood, wind turbine blades, containers, mobile hospitals, etc.) in hovering flight, with a reduced environmental footprint, this transport system is unprecedented.

At FLYING WHALES, we have a bold vision that brings together more than 200 pioneers and about 40 partner companies. These pioneers of the 21st century, men and women, bring their desire, their passion and their know-how every day to give birth to a new transportation solution, but also to an idea. The idea that societies must be able to continue to create links in order to develop.

This is the mission that FLYING WHALES has set itself: to open up isolated regions in the world while helping to reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector thanks to a low-carbon aircraft.

Would you like to help us write one of the pages of aeronautics history? Here is the pioneer we are looking for:

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Within the airworthiness department, we are looking for an organized and dynamic AIRWORTHINESS LEADER to manage our certification team and coordinate the LCA60T certification project.

YOUR MISSIONS:

Within this department and reporting to the Director of office of Airworthiness and Safety, you will play a key role by taking on two major responsibilities:

Airworthiness Leader :

• You will be responsible for a team of 5 airworthiness engineers. You will be responsible for :
• Managing their activities,
• Evaluate their performance,
• Draw up their training plan,
• Ensure their well-being by maintaining a positive and collaborative work environment,
• Communicating effectively within the team and with other departments.
• You will act as the focal point for the LCA60T certification project, liaising with the EASA Project Certification Manager.
• You will manage the type certification of our airship, from the familiarization phase through to the demonstration of compliance, in order to ultimately obtain the EASA type certificate.
• You'll make sure that our certification authorities are familiar with our airship, by organizing meetings, providing educational presentations and explanations, following up actions and responding to Certification Action Items.
• You will ensure that our certification basis is established and kept up to date.
• You will then set up the certification program for our airship, working with the airworthiness engineers, CVEs and technical directorate to establish our compliance demonstration strategy.
• You'll need to pay particular attention to how these strategies are presented to our certification authorities, to make them easier to understand. Finally, you will monitor compliance demonstrations.

YOUR EDUCATIONS & EXPERIENCES:

• Education: graduate of an engineering school or Master's degree (BAC+5)
• Previous experience: at least 10 years' experience in certification and first managerial experience.

YOUR COMPETENCIES & QUALITIES:

• You are familiar with the aircraft type certification process,
• Extensive experience in a product certification process is a plus.
• Organization and rigor
• Communication and interpersonal skills

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A stake in the capital
• The option of remote working
• A gym in the workplace

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Contract: Permanent contract (CDI)
• Workplace: Suresnes - France (92)
• Available position: As soon as possible
• Department: Airworthiness & Safety
• Point of contact: https://flying-whales.nous-recrutons.fr/
• Reference: 2026-AIRLEADER

FLYING WHALES is committed to creating an inclusive workspace where employees are valued for their skills and experiences.

If you are passionate, if you are convinced by the project, if this position seems to be a great opportunity for you, we will be happy to meet you!