Assistant Engineering Manager

Job Description

Role :

The role involves precise planning and execution of certification and compliance activities w.r.t. DGCA Type Certification, CEMILAC, FAA, EASA, Green & Blue UAS and third-party laboratory tests. This role also involves studying & implementing various National & International regulations with respect to certification & compliance requirements of UAS in Civil and Defense sectors.

The candidate will closely interact, work & collaborate with Product management, V&V, E&E, SW, Design and Development, Prototype, production, Certification bodies, DGCA, QCI, BIS, DFI, AUVSI, CEMILAC and external test laboratories.

Skills :

Internal and External Stakeholder Management Skills

Project Management Skills

Strong Negotiation and Convincing Skills. Able to analyze risks & initiate mitigation plans.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Strong Engineering academics basics in Aeronautics, Mechanics and Electronics.

Strong Interpersonal, Decision Making and Prioritization skills.

Strong documentation skills and record keeping. The ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing.

Flexibility to travel to and work with External agencies for work activities.

Responsibilities :

Work with internal stakeholders to obtain an in-depth understanding of the Products, test requirements; Generate the requirement proposals and execution plan along with budgetary & timeline requirements.

Study & understand Tender Documents, Scheme Documents, Compliance Standards, Drone Rules and generate test requirements proposal & obtain agreements with internal stakeholders.

Ensuring correct TC documentation, tests executions, TC audits and cooperation with CB for expeditious releases of SoCs

Work with external stakeholders like CB / ATE, DGCA and QCI to make them understand the Product environment and compliances.

Effective communications & collaborations with CB, DGCA, QCI, CEMILAC, DFI, BIS etc.

Timely study of regulatory drafts & feedbacks in the interest of IdeaForge. Study and analysis of international regulations and preparation of presentations & compliance roadmaps.

Creation & maintenance of Certification roadmap in cooperation with Product management and Strict adherence in execution

Planning & execution of periodic internal audits to identify / analyze the compliance risks & implement mitigation measures with respective departments.

Budgetary planning for all departmental activities.

Team management, KRAs and appraisals.

Qualification :

B Tech / M Tech in Aeronautical / Mechanical Engineering.

A minimum of 10-15 Years of Experience in Technical Compliances, minimum 5 years in UAS industry.

Exceptional understanding & hands-on experience working with regulatory frameworks – National / International.

Proven Experience with product testing, process analysis & certification activities