Head of Avionics, Electrics & EWIS (all genders)

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Leadership, People & Organization Development

• Lead, develop and inspire a department of Avionics, Electrics & EWIS engineers.
• Define and execute the departmental strategy aligned with company and engineering objectives.
• Drive workforce planning, capability development, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Promote employee engagement, performance, and professional growth.
• Ensure adequate training, coaching, and mentoring across the organization.

Operational Excellence & Resource Planning

• Ensure effective allocation of resources across programs and projects.
• Monitor performance through KPIs, risk management, and corrective actions.
• Manage external partners and engineering service providers as required.
• Deliver engineering commitments on time, on cost, and on quality.

Technical Excellence & Digitalization

• Ensure compliance with applicable airworthiness, certification, and quality requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, methods, and tools.
• Promote digitalization, automation, and modern engineering practices, including Lean and Agile approaches.
• Support the development and maintenance of critical technical competencies within the department.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Safety, Airworthiness, Quality, Finance, and HR.
• Act as a key interface to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in aircraft systems development, certification, or maintenance.
• Proven leadership experience in complex engineering organizations. ·
• Experience in a dynamic scale-up environment, with a hands-on, proactive, and results-driven leadership style. ·
• Proven background in new aircraft development or aircraft maintenance Strong expertise in avionics, electrical systems, EWIS, and aircraft certification environments.
• Demonstrated success in organizational development, people leadership, and program execution.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills in an international environment.

We are looking forward to your application.

Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
Human Resources
Airport Oberpfaffenhofen
82234 Weßling - Germany
www.deutscheaircraft.com/careers