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Head of Airworthiness, Configuration Management & Technical Publications (all genders

Deutsche Aircraft β€’ Remote/Nationwide
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This is what drives you:

You have a clear idea of what you want: To contribute to the vision of safe and energy-efficient flying, in a team of like-minded aviation enthusiasts who are determined to shape the future of aviation.


This is what you can do

  • Lead the Airworthiness Function within the EASA Part 21 Design Organisation and manage the execution of DOA privileges
  • Support DOA management activities, including the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of DOA procedures, handbooks, governance, and compliance processes
  • Oversee Configuration Management as Head of the function, ensuring controlled product configuration, configuration baselines, change control discipline, and alignment between certification, engineering, and programme needs
  • Oversee Technical Publications as Head of the function, ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality publication deliverables, including manuals and continued airworthiness documentation where applicable
  • Serve as the primary interface with EASA and other regulatory authorities on certification, validation, airworthiness, operational suitability, and environmental matters
  • Lead and coordinate aircraft certification and validation programmes from planning through approval
  • Provide strategic airworthiness guidance to engineering, programme, quality, configuration management, technical publications, and executive management teams
  • Support continued airworthiness activities, service bulletins, manuals, occurrence investigations, complaints from operation, and regulatory actions where required
  • Being a member of the Design Organization leadership team


You’ll bring this with you

  • Educated Engineering degree (BA Eng/Sc, MA Eng/Sc) in materials, aeronautics / aviation or mechanical
  • 15+ years professional experience in relevant fields of aircraft development and support to in-service aircraft
  • Wide proficiency of aircraft certification
  • Thorough knowledge of the airworthiness requirements (CS/JAR/FAR-25, CS-CCD, CS-FCD, CS-MMEL, CS-SIMD, CS-FSTD) and minimum 5 years of experience in type investigation
  • Profound knowledge of EASA Part21
  • Eligibility for, or previous approval as, an EASA Form 4 holder or equivalent
  • New product development experience of at least one new aircraft programme
  • Communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to prioritise, manage and execute multiple simultaneous tasks
  • Assertive, proactive, innovative and creative
  • Excellent written and spoken English; German language skills are an advantage


Did we arouse your interest?

We are looking forward to your application

Deutsche Aircraft GmbH

Human Resources

Airport Oberpfaffenhofen

82234 Weßling - Germany

www.deutscheaircraft.com/careers


  • Seniority level

    Associate
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Engineering
  • Industries

    Aviation & Aerospace

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