Deputy Head of Airworthiness

Your role and your team: 

You will report directly to the Head of Airworthiness and work closely with our  Office of Airworthiness.

Our Airworthiness Team plays a critical role in bringing our vision to life. We act as the key interface between Lilium and the relevant authorities who are responsible for the safety and certification of the Lilium Jet. As well as helping to shape the regulatory environment that our aircraft will be certified in, we also support our in-house design teams to ensure our aircraft will meet the required standards for certification.

As the Deputy Head of Airworthiness, you will perform certification tasks to secure EASA and other Competent Authority airworthiness approvals for Lilium products.

Your Day to Day:

• Deputising for the Head of Airworthiness as required
• Management of Airworthiness matters and Certification Programmes as required
• Oversight or generation of certification plans in support of Lilium product and type design certification with the Airworthiness Authorities
• Representing the company at industry meetings, working groups, conferences and committees with previous experience with EUROCAE, ASTM, SAE and RTCA an advantage.
• Management reporting on performance and progress of certification tasks.
• Interpreting airworthiness requirements and advising the various departments in all matters related to airworthiness and certification 
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the Design Organisation Handbook procedures.
• Prepare for EASA DOA Surveillance and ISM Audits and complete resulting actions as necessary.

Your Profile

• Experience in working with EASA Part-21 or similar regulations
• Ability to contribute positively to company objectives
• Literate in Office software and documentation control systems
• Previous experience in the creation of certification procedures in line with regulatory requirements or Engineering Quality standards
• Prepared to work hours to suit certification projects and activities as required
• Ability to support occasional national and international travel at short notice
• Confident in delivering technical information in presentations
• Proven experience in leading, mentoring and motivating small teams in a design office environment
• Sound project management skills
• Solid interpersonal skills
• Experience of working directly with customers internally and externally at a senior level
• Strong motivation to help build structures and processes
• High level of self-reliance with the ability to work in a team, as well as autonomous
• Target-oriented, driven workstyle withanalytic problem solving skills required
• Fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German or any other language would be beneficial