Airframe Design Approver (Aerospace)

Location: Hamburg Area, Germany; work at the hirify.global civil aircraft production site in Hamburg with flexible and mobile working options. The role is also available with reduced weekly hours and an adapted scope of tasks.

Company

hirify.global Aerostructures develops primary and secondary structures for commercial hirify.global aircraft programs and their derivatives.

What you will do

• Take full responsibility for design approval according to established processes to guarantee product quality and airworthiness.
• Develop and optimize metal, composite, and hybrid components and assemblies for weight, cost, performance, manufacturing, and assembly requirements.
• Collaborate with structural analysis, production, program, project, configuration, and systems functions to deliver technical solutions.
• Evaluate design changes, estimate implementation effort, and ensure compliance with regulations, design principles, and guidelines.
• Manage engineering partner and supplier activities as the key technical contact.
• Drive digitalization and automation innovations while considering regulations and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Technical university degree or similar professional qualification.
• First experience in structural design.
• Solid understanding of metal, composite, and hybrid design principles, including manufacturing and assembly requirements and tolerance definition.
• Practical knowledge of project management and motivation to work with agile methodologies.
• Hands-on proficiency with CATIA V5, VPM, and a PLM tool such as PASS SSCI.
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills for aligning diverse stakeholders, fostering continuous improvement, and achieving team goals.
• Business-fluent German and English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI in a work context.

Culture & Benefits

• International and diverse working environment with more than 140 nationalities.
• 30 days of annual leave based on the collective agreement and a 35-hour week.
• Flexible working hours, mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
• Professional development opportunities and international group-wide career perspectives.
• Company pension schemes, mobility offers, corporate discounts, health programs, an on-site company doctor, canteen and cafeteria, and selected-site childcare facilities.