Engineering Manager Product Safety (m/f/d)

Company Description

Here at Volocopter, we are the pioneers of electric air taxis (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - eVTOLs). We have pledged to bring sustainable urban air mobility to life by getting electric air taxis off the ground in a way that complements existing transportation options in megacities across the globe. In 2011 we carried out the first-ever crewed flight of a fully electric multicopter and have since conducted more than 2,000 public and private test flights across the world (www.volocopter.com).

Job Description

As Engineering Manager Product Safety, you will report to the Head of Aircraft Group and lead a team Product Safety Engineers. You will be responsible for Product Safety of Volocopter projects. 
In your role you will be responsible for all disciplinary aspects in the team and for all interfaces to external/internal stakeholders, including Project Management. 
Your mission during this flight:

• Establish and execute the Safety Program Plan for Volocopter products including: 

• Define safety objectives 

• Ensure safety requirements are defined and fulfilled 

• Manage Supplier safety activities 

• Define Team priorities and manages team workload. 

• Ensure sufficient skills of Product Safety Team and foster professional growth of its members. 

• Plan Product Safety deliveries with Project Management. 

• Monitor Product Safety Engineers with respect to on time and on quality. 

• Train Product Safety Engineers and improve continuously the team competence. 

• Ensure Product Safety involvement during design & development and change management. 

• Support recruiting process together with Head of Department and human resources. 

• Manage roles and responsibilities within Product Safety team. 

• Steer Product Safety priorities and be the point of contact for ext./int. team communication. 
  Note: Delegation to team member(s) is/are possible. 

Qualifications

Check in your professional skills:

• MSc degree in engineering, preferably aerospace engineering. 

• Minimum 10y experience in aerospace engineering. 

• Excellent knowledge of ARP4761, ARP4754A, CS-XX.1309. 

• Ability to see the big picture. 

• Be able to adapt communication depending on situation (stakeholder, presentation, team management, conflict management). 

• Experience in performing safety analysis on core aircraft systems such as flight control, power distribution or propulsion. 

• Experience in performing safety analysis and assessment with different methods and product, system and components levels. 

• Experience with minimum one regulatory code either CS-23, CS-25, CS-27 or CS-29. SC-VTOL is a plus. 

• Project management skills (risk, milestone an/or priority management. 

Additional Information

Our Volocopter flight includes:

• Fast-growing high-tech company with a superb network of investors and partners
• Chance to shape the future of aviation
• Help us to create groundbreaking new projects - from scratch!
• Personal accountability, as well as growth and learning opportunities, based on your personal strengths
• An inspiring workplace with modern workspaces, flexible hours, quick decision-making, a flat hierarchy, positive leadership, great team spirit
• Attractive compensation package

Diversity at Volocopter:  
Our differences are what make us great. Here at Volocopter, we value equal opportunities and trust. As air mobility industry innovators, we believe that changing the world starts on team level. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.