ME Industrial Innovation Project Manager (d/m/w), Manching

Spécialiste européen de la cyber sécurité, Airbus Defence and Space a pour mission de protéger les entreprises, les infrastructures nationales critiques, ainsi que les organisations gouvernementales et de défense contre les cybermenaces. Ses produits et services de sécurité fiables et ultra-performants sont capables de détecter, d’analyser et de neutraliser les cyberattaques les plus sophistiquées.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days holidays 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, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site
• 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

• Leadership and Management of Innovation and Digitalization projects in order to cover the technological needs of legacy and future programs in Manching and other sites
• Industrial technology research, rating and selection in accordance with program needs and legal requirements
• Contribution to manufacturing and service cluster for digitalization for legacy programs Eurofighter MRO, Eurofighter CFE (Centre Fuse Equipping), Eurofighter FAL, A400M MRO, MRO Classic
• Contribution to manufacturing and service cluster for future programs Eurodrone and Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
• Alignment with the Operations Strategy and previous financial feasibility studies to ensure accordance to the official regulations and the targeted efficiency of projects
• Identification of similar approaches from other plants and merging projects to one single transversal initiative in terms of innovating industrial processes
• Analysis of existing and new manufacturing processes, digital tools, systems and interfaces as well as documenting the gaps existing among them all
• Supporting and driving the cultural change within Airbus Defence and Space with knowledge sharing through lessons learned while participating to work in agile teams
• Defining, describing, running and supporting several Proof of Concepts (PoC) to evaluate thoroughly the digital tools using a testing environment

Desired skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace, or the German academic degree “Diplom-Ingenieur”
• Working background in the aerospace industry and experience in Manufacturing Engineering processes
• Project Management skills and business administration knowledge
• Experience in agile product development and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification would be considered plus
• Affine to technology, technology improvement and digitalization, for example with experience of Dassault Systems Applications (e.g. Catia V5, Catia V6, Aprisio, 3DX)
• Well-versed in stakeholder management
• Open minded for collaborative ways of working in a transnational and transcultural business environment
• Good analytical skills as well as interpersonal and communication skills are a prerequisite
• Fluent in German and English written and spoken in order to able to negotiate with self-confidence
• Spanish is considered a plus