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:
The Lilium Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering Organisation is responsible for the realisation of the technological capabilities that drive our shared vision forward, using the capabilities of a global supply chain. You will be instrumental in leading the industrialisation of our external partners to meet our vision. This includes the development of new components and assemblies, taking them through to stable production, using a zero defects approach. Our mission is to complete secure NPI programmes with our suppliers, to enable the smooth introduction and ramp up of our demand into our internal build lines, where the Lilium Jet will go through its final assembly steps.
As our Energy Systems specialist, you will be responsible for the manufacturing and development of one of our core technologies, through safe, risk managed manufacturing processes. From the initial Design for Manufacture activities to the realisation of high volume production rates, you will be fully enabled to develop your product group to be best in class.
Your Day to Day:
- Working as the manufacturing specialist, you will enforce Design for Manufacture with your design team to enable the goal of high rate, cost effective manufacturing and be the voice of manufacturing in which suppliers we partner with for your product group.
- You will lead the development of Technology Demonstrators with our suppliers to enable initial design maturity of next generation aircraft products.
- You will develop, drive and deliver all technical aspects of the industrialisation road map with our suppliers, enforcing clear collaboration between the respective parties to secure delivery against business case cost & quality targets.
- You will be the Product Specialist in the Manufacturing Review Boards on location at supplier facilities. Enabling fast, clear decision making on your product, while establishing the improvement actions necessary to prevent common recurrences.
- You are to be the technical leader for this commodity, owning the requirements, opportunities and capability knowledge of this product to assist supplier development and enable the Operations Team to deliver against demand and capacity.
- You will develop and deliver technology road mapping for your commodities to achieve best-in-class product, when measured against performance, weight, cost and quality, by continually improving performance of your commodity and suppliers.
- You will proactively identify and justify the introduction of new materials, processes and manufacturing technologies that enable your development road map.
- You will responsible for the right first time delivery of each element of the PPAP framework against your product and establish best practice to enable secure NPI delivery to a recognised industry standard.
- You will develop all New Technology Projects through a gated MRL process, to determine the maturity of each new technology for its inclusion in the next generation of your product.
- You are directly responsible for the delivery of your products to their FAI to AS/EN9102.
Your Profile:
- You will have a relevant Degree in an Engineering and experience in manufacturing engineering role or equivalent.
- Good communicator, with mature judgement of the appropriate level of research/response to the customer/situation.
- You will be experienced in designing production processes for high volume automated production.
- You will have demonstrated experience in the development of new components from concept to production volumes.
- You will have demonstratable capabilities in influencing design through Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and RCCA activities.
- You will have knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and inspection capabilities and requirements relevant to Electronics.
- Technical understanding of Electrical Drawings & Requirements, to enable your position as the key technical interface between Design, Production and the Supplier.
- You will have demonstrable experience of operating alone in supplier facilities, with strong communication skills that support the working practices of local management to technical personnel.
- Excellent team-building/collaboration skills, dealing with internal and external peers.
- Experience of using PPAP/APQP processes.
- Experience in Manufacturing Readiness Level or Technology Readiness Level development is considered beneficial.
- You will be able to travel inside and outside Germany, possibly on short notice.
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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 club sessions and free weekly yoga classes!
Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.