Simulation / Human Factor Engineer

A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.

As part of a team you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than 600 people who are as passionate about emissions-free transportation as you are.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life. 

Your role and your team:

We are looking for an outstanding Human Factors Engineer to join our innovative team and thus shape the future of urban e-mobility.

In this position, you will have the exciting opportunity to work within the Chief Engineering Office. You will report to the Chief Engineer, but also interact closely with a broad range of engineering teams including Product Design, Avionics and Flight Test.

As a Senior Human Factors Engineer at Lilium, you will develop the Human Factors concept for the aircraft, work with a number of cross disciplinary teams to ensure the implementation of this concept in the design, and support qualification and certification activities at both aircraft and system level.

Your Day to Day:

• Develop the aircraft Human Factors concept from design to certification, coordinating with Programme Management and multiple groups within Engineering and Flight Test
• Provide analysis of regulatory Human Factors requirements and define the approach to certification.
• Represent Lilium as the authority on Human Factors matters with regulatory authorities.
• Lead the development and validation of Human Factors and Human Machine Interface requirements and assist with their decomposition to system level, ensuring that aircraft requirements are verifiable and validated and lead to a certifiable design.
• Planning and execution of iterative evaluations of the design from a Human Factors perspective in desktop, lab, and aircraft flight test environments.
• Plan and conduct workload and human error analysis programme
• Authoring of technical documents (design reports, test plans/reports and certification reports) for Human Factors related activities
• Provide Human Factors subject matter expertise to the Lilium business as required. · Ensure adherence to company methods for the preparation, testing, and analysis of aerodynamic data
• Ensure adherence to company processes, including Human Factors development, test and planning activities
• Actively support improving team efficiency through shaping processes and analysis tools.
• Mentor and guide junior team members

Your Profile:

• M.Sc./M.Eng. or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or similar discipline (Cybernetics, or Human Psychology ) required.
• 10+ years of professional experience with Human Factors Engineering in an aerospace context.
• Demonstrated experience managing all technical aspects in an Engineering Life-Cycle from Requirements definition to product qualification/certification.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering processes and methods (i.e. ARP4754A)
• Deep knowledge of aircraft avionics systems, particularly with regards to crew HMI.
• Experienced with experiment design methodologies and Piloted evaluation studies.
• Knowledge of regulatory and industry standards (CS.23/25 and/or CS.27/29, RTCA, ARINC, SAE)
• Strong motivation to help build and shape your organisation, structures and processes
• Clear communicator and team player.
• Target-oriented, driven workstyle with analytic problem-solving skills required.
• Fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German or any other language would be beneficial. 

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Life at Lilium:

You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture sessions and free weekly yoga classes, or improve your German or English with our free language courses.

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.