Avionics Expert (m/f/d)

at  Volocopter GmbH

Company Description
Here at Volocopter, we are the pioneers of electric air taxis (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - eVTOLs). We have pledged to bring urban air mobility to life by getting electric air taxis and other eVTOLs off the ground in a way that complements existing transportation options in megacities across the globe. Our aim is to offer affordable, on-demand air taxi services that fly people to their destination quickly and safely. In 2011 we carried out the first-ever piloted flight of a fully electric multicopter and have since conducted more than 1,500 public and private test flights across the world (www.volocopter.com).
Job Description

REQUIRED SKILLS

• MSc, PhD or equivalent degree in engineering / aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering or similar work experience
• Minimum 10 years experience with aircraft (avionics) system design with sound experience in aircraft certification (CS-23, CS-25, CS-27, CS-29 domains)
• Experience in working in EASA approved Design Organization (Part21J)
• Experience in the Avionics functions and technology for the communication, navigation, surveillance, indication, crew alerting, data recording and others
• Proven track of requirements engineering with requirement management tools like Integrity or DOORS
• Experience in working with suppliers for the “build to specification” development and COTS integration for aircraft systems
• Detailed knowledge and practical expertise of ARP4754A and DO-160
• Very good English language skills (written & spoken)

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience with software and airborne electronic hardware standards DO-178 and DO-254
• Expertise in CS-ACNS and SC-VTOL
• Knowledge and practical expertise of ARP4761
• Expertise in Human Factors standards
  Additional Information

• Performing requirement management of the system/subsystem/component level requirements in the Avionics domain
• Performing the requirements validation and support of the requirements verification activities
• Addressing the problem reports and managing change requests for the allocated system
• Preparing and performing the system and component design reviews (PDR, CDR etc.), internally and with suppliers
• Supporting the development assurance activities (e.g. system audits with authorities for ARP 4754A compliance demonstration)
• Supporting the generation of the compliance evidence for the certification (test plans, design reviews, analysis reports etc.)
• Participating in communication with the certification authority
• Facilitating the integration activities of the newly developed and COTS equipment (e.g. review of the test procedures, environmental qualification gap analysis and others)
• Reviewing and approving test procedures and test reports related to Avionics integration tests
• Ensuring proper verification of problem reports using the test rigs, aircraft, or other test mean