Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Aircraft Prototype

Your Mission:

Your Mission: As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Aircraft Prototype & Industrialisation, you will be responsible for ensuring manufacturability and efficient build-up of Vaeridion's aircraft prototypes. You will drive design-for-manufacturing (DFM), support the design release process, and develop the tooling, jigs, and assembly concepts required for prototype manufacturing. You will play a key role in bridging design and operations, ensuring that aircraft structures, systems, and assemblies can be built safely, efficiently, and with high quality. Your work will directly enable the successful planning and execution of aircraft prototype assembly.

Day-to-Day

• Design for Manufacturing & Design Release - Drive DFM activities across aircraft structures, systems, and assemblies - Work closely with design and systems engineering teams to ensure manufacturability, robustness, and scalability of designs - Support and challenge design release decisions from a manufacturing perspective - Ensure designs are aligned with assembly constraints, tooling concepts, and production readiness
• Assembly Planning & Industrialisation - Plan and define assembly sequences, workflows, and build concepts for aircraft prototype manufacturing - Develop build plans for complex assemblies, including structures, systems, and propulsion components - Support rapid iteration cycles typical for prototype development while maintaining process stability - Ensure efficient integration of all aircraft components into a complete prototype
• Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures Development - Design, specify, and implement tooling, jigs, and fixtures required for assembly and integration - Work closely with design and support teams to develop robust and reusable tooling solutions - Ensure tooling supports safe, repeatable, and high-quality assembly processes - Oversee procurement, build, and commissioning of tooling where required
• Manufacturing Process Development - Develop and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly processes for aircraft prototypes - Define work instructions, process documentation, and best practices - Ensure processes are efficient, scalable, and aligned with future production needs - Drive standardisation and continuous improvement across manufacturing activities
• Cross-Functional Coordination - Act as key interface between design, manufacturing, and test teams - Support integration activities by resolving manufacturability and assembly challenges - Collaborate with engineering disciplines to ensure smooth transition from design to build - Coordinate with suppliers and external partners as required
• Health, Safety & Compliance - Ensure all manufacturing processes and tooling meet safety and regulatory requirements - Support risk assessments, safe operating procedures, and compliance activities - Promote and uphold a strong safety culture across all work areas

Profile

• Education - Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related field
• Years of experience - Proven experience in manufacturing engineering, ideally in aerospace or similarly complex industries - Strong experience in DFM, industrialisation, and assembly planning
• Hard Skills - Strong understanding of aircraft structures, systems, and assembly processes - Experience in design for manufacturing (DFM) and design release processes - Experience in development of tooling, jigs, and fixtures for complex assemblies - Knowledge of low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments (prototype or aerospace) - Experience with manufacturing process development, documentation, and industrialisation - Familiarity with CAD tools and PLM systems is a strong plus - Experience with applicable rules, regulations, harmonised norms, and industry standards (e.g. aerospace manufacturing standards) - Familiarity with electric propulsion systems and high-voltage components is a plus
• Soft Skills - Strong ownership and structured, solution-oriented working style - Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities - Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Language Requirements - Fluent in English (German is a plus)

We recognize that women and other under-represented groups are often overlooked in our industry. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. Talent and potential can't always be captured in a checklist.

Why us?

Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation. We are an in-office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments. Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your (mental) health is impo