Ihre Aufgaben

Leadership, People & Organization Development

• Lead, develop and inspire a department of Safety and Maintainability engineers and specialists
• Define and execute the departmental strategy aligned with company and engineering objectives
• Drive workforce planning, capability development and succession planning
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement
• Promote employee engagement, performance and professional growth
• Ensure adequate training, coaching and mentoring across the organization

Operational Excellence & Resource Planning

• Ensure effective allocation of resources across development, certification and in-service support activities
• Monitor departmental performance through KPIs, risk management and corrective action plans
• Manage external partners, certification consultants and engineering service providers as required
• Deliver safety and maintainability program commitments on time, on cost and on quality
• Define departmental priorities, budgets and resource requirements

Technical Excellence & Certification

• Ensure compliance with applicable airworthiness regulations, certification requirements and safety standards
• Lead aircraft-level and system-level safety assessment activities throughout the product lifecycle
• Oversee the execution of FHA, AFHA, PASA, PSSA, SSA, FTA, FMEA, CCMR, Zonal Safety Analysis and DAL allocation activities
• Establish and maintain safety requirements within the broader context of aircraft integration and system development
• Drive maintainability strategies and oversee MSG-3 maintenance program development activities (MSG-3 expertise is available within the team)
• Ensure consistency and quality of certification deliverables submitted to authorities
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, methodologies, tools and best practice

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Aircraft Integration, Flight Test, Airworthiness, Certification, Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Support, Finance and HR
• Act as a key interface to certification authorities, suppliers, customers and senior leadership
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with suppliers regarding safety and maintainability deliverables and compliance activities