Lead Engineer Battle Management Systems (d/f/m)

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Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Lead Engineer Battle Management Systems  (d/f/m)

The Connected Intelligence programme line of Airbus Defence and Space assure decisional superiority for defence through real-time information, secure connectivity and tactical cyber protection. With timely, reliable and precise information, Connected Intelligence deliver solutions with an accurate common operational picture for effective actions.

Your location

​Located between Stuttgart and Munich, Ulm is a town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here you can enjoy the quality of life under the highest church steeple in the world and be part of a city that simultaneously preserves its historic sights and actively shapes the future along the river Danube.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments

• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions

• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects

• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies, holidaycare for pupils

• On-site-facilities: kindergarten cooperation, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, gym

• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)

• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Ensure the overall end-to-end technical consistency, compliance and E2E performance of the solution through the entire life-cycle (from contract signature to in-service operation),

• Collect and understand customers’ requirements, programme’s requirements and applicable obligations,

• Identify the right Centers of Competence – CoC(s) and Enablers to provide technical solutions, assets, knowledge or services that contribute to the overall solution,

• Define, evaluate and decide on trade-offs, e.g. technical trade-offs, costs, value, manufacturing, service and risks,

• Ensure applicable regulations and standards, product compliance and safety, data protection and  reliability requirements are considered and handled,

• Conduct Engineering Technical Reviews against the required technical milestones at the system level and for the critical milestones of the sub-systems provided by CoC(s),

• Manage and achieve accreditation / certification of the product, where necessary and appropriate, with the support of Enablers,

• Tailor the processes, methods and tools at the appropriate level in collaboration with Engineering and Project Quality management,

• Ensure the workload planning and related competency needs are in line with the CoC(s) capabilities,

• Drive cost on non-quality in the lens of major non-conformances and quality escapes,

• Manage the changes in terms of impact analysis, adequate decisions and cascade to CoC(s),

• Mitigate risks and opportunities and manage risk impact and allocate to CoC(s).

• Drive and monitor the OQOTOC achievement of the solution deliverables with his/her 1st line of reporting (Work Package Managers, System Architect and Test Director)

Desired skills and qualifications

• Engineer Degree or equivalent

• System Engineering practices along the project life cycle and associated method and tools (standards, traceability, architecture framework, modeling, simulation, …),

• Practical application of the both V-method and Agile frameworks (Certification is a plus),

• Practical application of Project management in the respect of Quality, Time and Cost principles,

• Good ability of listening and analysis of the operational needs and requirements,

• Balanced ability in making  trade-offs and in taking strong and controversial positions,

• Capability to work with multidisciplinary, multicultural and multi-site teams,

• Editorial qualities and interpersonal skills to negotiate,

• Discretion, strong leadership, team spirit, rigor and quality of organization, diplomacy and good level of communication are necessary for this position,

• German native speaking is mandatory,

• Level of negotiation in English is desirable.

This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

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