ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, flying the world's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft since September 2020. Its focus is the design and commercialization of hydrogen-powered aviation solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting short-haul, sub-regional commercial flights up to 500 miles. To date, ZeroAvia has secured the UK CAA and FAA experimental permit to fly for its 6-seat aircraft powered by hydrogen-electric powertrain, passed significant flight tests, and is on track for commercial deliveries by 2024. Its achievements to date were rewarded by the UK prime minister by inviting ZeroAvia as a member to the UK Jet Zero Council.

ZeroAvia’s powertrain development focuses on integrating hydrogen storage tanks, fuel cell systems, and electric motors, delivering a solution that will be not only without carbon emissions but also cheaper to operate. Commercializing the solution requires the establishment of a new clean aviation ecosystem, encompassing hydrogen production from renewable energy sources and tackling public perception of safety.

Responsibilities

Working together daily with the Programme manager, the Chief Engineer is expected to:

• Ensure the overall end-to-end technical consistency, compliance, and performance of the powertrain design through the entire life cycle (from requirement definition to in-service operation),
• Collect and understand customers’ requirements, programme’s requirements, and applicable obligations,
• Allocate engineering activities, responsibilities and accountabilities throughout the engineering organization, insuring completeness of product breakdown and process and tolls to deliver certified products, Organize product design reviews, guarantee design to cost and to manufacturing and demonstrate progress during design reviews,
• Tailor the processes, methods, and tools at the appropriate level in collaboration with
• Engineering and Project Quality management

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, mechanical or electrical engineering (or comparable)
• Experience with EASA Part 21, Part 23, Part 25, and all relevant aerospace applicable standards
• Experience with innovation projects, prototype and product development, flight demonstrators in the field of sustainable aviation as add value
• Experience with international, multi-cultural and multi-generation team
• People leadership experience with multinational teams

Diversity and Inclusion

ZeroAvia is an equal opportunity employer and as a young company in the aviation industry, we value diversity and need people of different backgrounds that bring a plethora of skills, perspectives, and mindsets to the table that can spur originality, imagination, and creativity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status