UAS Flight Operations Manager - Germany

Highlights

• Act as LBA-nominated postholder for German flight operations and safety.
• Own German operations manual and SORA-based authorisations end to end.
• Provide field oversight for trials, demos and missions across Germany.

What they offer

• Mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• 5 days paid family emergency leave and phased return to work

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven aviation safety operator who thrives where field operations meet regulation, comfortable owning LBA accountability while keeping processes lean for fast-moving defence programmes.

Requirements

• Have built or re-engineered operational processes in a fast-scaling environment, balancing compliance rigour with speed of delivery
• Have developed and applied flight safety expertise across complex, regulated environments
• Have successfully delivered compliance or safety management projects from initiation through to completion
• Understand EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 and their transposition under the LuftVG and LuftVO
• Have experience interacting with the LBA or an equivalent EASA national competent authority
• Communicate clearly and build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, including national authorities and internal programme teams