Deputy Head of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Lilium

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Munich, Germany

Posted on: 2022-04-25

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Lilium’s vision is to create a sustainable and accessible mode of high-speed, regional transportation.

Using the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing jet, offering leading capacity, low noise and high performance, Lilium is building a transport network and service for people and goods. Working in partnership with world-leading aerospace, technology, and infrastructure partners, commercial operations are set to launch in 2024.

Lilium’s 700+ strong team includes over 400 aerospace engineers and a leadership responsible for delivering some of the most successful aircraft in aviation history. Founded in 2015, Lilium’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Munich, Germany, with teams based across Europe and the U.S.

A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.

As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than  800 people who are as passionate about changing the world as you are.

You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.

Your role and your team:

You will report directly to the Head of E&E Electronic & Electrical Engineering. You will support the Head of Department in providing effective leadership and management of the department. You will work closely with existing engineering managers supporting design, supplier management, and testing activities.

Current E&E has more than 70 people managed by 7 Engineering managers.

Your day to day:

Supporting the development of the complete engineering product life cycle process for this engineering department Electronic/Electrical & Power Sub-System level design & verification

Support with:

Control System design & verification
Electronic/Electrical Design & verification
Electrical Motor Design & verification
Harness & Wiring design & verification
E3 design & verification
Supporting development training and recruitment of engineers including deployment into multi-disciplined teams as required
Design Assurance system - Monitoring compliance with, and adequacy of, all processes.
Ensuring corrective actions are taken where necessary.
External supplier approvals and technical oversight.
Continuous Improvement - Ensuring that the functions processes are effective and efficient
Initiation of CI (continuous improvement) activities to drive lean product development.
Continuous collaboration with other Functional Heads to enable fully cross-functional engineering processes.
Creation, issue and maintenance of best practice guides, standards, specifications and checklists that are required to control the activities of each functional sub- group.
Accountable to ensure engineering product roadmaps are aligned to the future business requirements and executed to plan

Provide technical support to:

Supply Chain to develop suppliers and engineer service companies.
Business Development in the pursuit of new business opportunities
Program management regarding planning and timing

Your profile:

B.Sc./M.Sc./in the field of Engineering
10+ years in the aerospace industry experience
5+ of experience in a similar position (ideally in a highly regulated sector)
Experience of working with Aerospace regulator on civil aircraft certification (EASA or FAA preferably)
Good skills in engineering project management and team coordination
Target-oriented, driven work style with analytic problem-solving skills required
Strong motivation to help build and shape your organization structures and processes
High level of self-reliance and an autonomous target-oriented workstyle is a must
Experience with electronic hardware processes according to DO-254, DO-160
Fluent English language skills are desired

Life at Lilium:

You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely, we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture sessions and free weekly yoga classes, or improve your German or English with our free language courses.

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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