Spain Contracts Chief Engineer (NH90)

• Lead the helicopter development projects within the assigned perimeter
• Ensure projects are achieved on time/cost and quality, to Customer satisfaction, in compliance with applicable rules & regulations
• Responsible for overall development logic, design/technical definition, development and qualification/certification activities, engineering deliverables, alignment of involved project teams
• Interaction/coordination (as AHG focal point) with NHIndustries, other Partner Companies, and Customer representatives
• Capturing and understanding the needs and constraints of our NH90 Spanish operators/Customers
• Translating operational needs into technical requirements
• Ensure convergence on the main technical solutions affecting the H/C characteristics or compliance to the regulatory and Customer requirements
• Define, align and flow down project development activities (incl. work breakdown, development logic, scheduling, budget & resources, quality and risk management) to all relevant contributors
• Define, implement and drive relevant project teams all along the different project phases
• Ensure commitment on needed deliverables, planning and costs within the overall project constraints from the relevant project teams
• Lead design reviews & maturity gates feeders, follow progress, support solving blocking issues, ensure proper risks & opportunities management, ensure escalation when required
• Act as project focal point towards the different involved disciplines (Program, production, support, lead functions, and suppliers as applicable)
• Lead related engineering change and aircraft configuration management, from customer change requests to inputs towards production and technical publications
• Contribute to the preparation of offers for Contract Amendments and ensure consistency/consolidation with the ongoing development logic/planning
• Manage interdependencies/ Interfaces with related other contracts (e.g. Optronics contract with France)
• Lead the qualification/ certification of the product and required flight permits for test flights
• Support production, integrated logistics and customer support
• Assure continuous safe operations
• Contribute continuously to improve our overall engineering efficiency by ensuring effective integration of lessons learned, identification and deployment of improvement actions
• Support and apply agile working methods

• Professional Experience: At least 10 years (experienced) in engineering and 5 years in Project/Program Management
• Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in aeronautics, engineering or related discipline
• Technical Competences: Good knowledge of helicopter systems, architecture and related operational missions/environments with a plus for military systems/missions.
• Strong leadership skills including ability to: Federate and align people across different organizations
• Take ownership with a welcome problems attitude
• Operate in an international complex organizational environment with a multicultural mind-set and creating a sense of belonging/purpose/team spirit
• Work under pressure in a challenging environment
• Communicate in an impactful way to give meaning & purpose
• Align and negotiate with internal & external parties (suppliers, partners, Customers)
• Synthesize complex issues
• Ability to work with project management SW tools (planning, presentations, etc.)
• Language skills: English: negociation
• Spanish: negociation
• French: notions is a plus
• Detailed competences: AGILE for Project Management - Contract Management for Project/Prog - Customer expectations & needs - Interact and Influence – Organisation and Resources Management - PM Processes, Methods & Tools - Partner & Subcontractor Management - Project Lifecycle Management - Risk & Opportunity Management Execution - Stakeholder Management

French: notions is a plus

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility
• Flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking