Chief Engineer for European Defence Programmes (d/f/m)

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Job Description

In order to support the “Chief Engineering” entity from Connected Intelligence Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Chief Engineer for European Defence Programmes (d/f/m)

Your location

At the Airbus site in Friedrichshafen you will be working on innovation where others spend their holidays. Enjoy panoramic views of Lake Constance while having lunch in our canteen. And after work, join one of our many corporate sports groups to go running, sailing or skiing.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days holidays and extra days-off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects
• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, lakeview canteen and cafeteria
• Company sports and leisure activities such as sailing, diving and flight simulation
  
  

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

• Technically ensure end-to-end technical coherence, overall compliance and performance of the solution through the entire life-cycle (from contract signature to in-service operation),
• Identify the right Centres of Competence – CoC(s) and Enablers to provide technical solutions, knowledge or services that contribute towards the overall solution,
• Collect and understand customers’ requirements, programme’s requirements and applicable obligations,
• In collaboration with CoC(s):
• derive the respective concept of operation (CONOPS) and the product breakdown structure (PBS),
• ensure that necessary links between PBS, Functional Breakdown Structure (FBS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) are considered,
• allocate the contract requirements and cascade the necessary detail technical requirements, key decisions and milestones for the technical solutions delivered by the CoC(s).
• Define, evaluate and decide on trade-offs, e.g. technical trade-offs, costs, value, manufacturing, service and risks, along cost level together with Programme and CoC(s),
• Ensure overall product safety, security and reliability requirements are considered,
• Conduct Technical Reviews along the whole product lifecycle and within individual technical solutions provided by CoC(s),
• Manage and achieve accreditation / certification of the product, where necessary and appropriate, with the support of Enablers,
• Tailor the processes, methods and tools at the appropriate level in collaboration with Quality project management,
• Ensure the workload planning and related competency needs are in line with the CoC(s) capabilities,
• Drive cost on non-quality in the lens of major non-conformances and quality escapes,
• Management the changes in terms of impact analysis, adequate decisions and cascade to CoC(s),
• Mitigate risks and opportunities and manage risk impact and allocate to CoC(s).
  
  

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Diploma in Engineering or equivalent and professional experience
• System Engineering practices along the project life cycle and associated method and tools (standards, traceability, architecture framework, modelling, simulation, …)
• Practical application of the both V-method and Agile frameworks (Certification is a plus)
• Technical background in Deployable Communication and Information Systems
• Appetence for new ICTs and in Architecture of engineering services,
• Practical application of fundamentals of Project management in the respect of Quality, Time and Cost principles
• Practical knowledges of GE public procurement contract
• Good ability of listening and analysis of the operational needs and requirements
• Balanced ability in making trade-offs and in taking strong and controversial positions
• Capability to work with multidisciplinary, multicultural and multi-sites teams
• Editorial qualities and interpersonal skills to negotiate
• Discretion, leadership, team spirit, rigour and quality of organisation, diplomacy and good level of communication are necessary for this position
• Fluent German and English skills
  
  

This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

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Company

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Contract Type

Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido

Experience Level

Professional / Expérimenté(e) / Professionell / Profesional

Job Family

Chief Engineering & Architecture

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