ME Programme Leader

We are looking for an ME Programme Lead to join the Manufacturing Engineering department of Fokker Landing Gear in Papendrecht.
As an ME Programme Lead you are a member of the wider Manufacturing Engineering team focusing on delivering products meeting our customers requirements and quality standards. Your main goal will be to ensure the delivery of MRB deliverables (MPS FAI L1 Requests for Assistance L2 non-conformance disposition non-conformance advanced information etc.) relating to respective customer products within your this process you are leading approvals and engineers assigned to the MRB tasks.

Fokker Landing Gear part of GKN Fokker is a recognized specialist in landing gear and related systems. We focus on the design and development production and assembly of complete landing gears as well as the repair and reassembly of systems already in doing so we work on the most famous aircraft and helicopters; think of the Apache combat helicopter the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and the multipurpose NH90 maritime combat helicopter.

Deliver of the ME Programme Lead Deliverables (L1 L2 MPS FAI NCAI) relating to respective customer products that are within the scope of the candidate
Ensure that the applicable Requirements (including technical quality) against agreed delivery schedules are met
Ensure that the quality of ME Programme Deliverables and procedures are adhered to and if needed seek support from technical authorities for advice
Support the Leader/Head of Manufacturing Engineering in the Execution of technical Risk Management by identifying Technical Risks and determining associated Mitigation Actions
Directly prioritize the End-to-end Engineering of Manufacturing Engineering and Design Engineering scope of all ME Programme activities including ME & DE assigned staff (e.g. approvers and engineers) after agreeing with their respective functional leads in case of conflicts
Interface with customer technical teams where needed for reporting and support and with customer design teams for BTP content of MRB activities
Attend respective Product (IPT) team and operations meetings and agree on priorities
Define what is to be done set ME Programme priorities and targets supported by KPIs priorities flow from IPT meetings
Cooperate and seek support by Landing Gear technical experts
Closely work with functional leaders who support lead & resolve resource conflicts (point of escalation)
Communicate effectively with the (Programme) Team and with Stakeholders outside the Team
Act as Link to other departments such as Operations and Procurement to provide General Support and to achieve business objectives.

BSc or higher in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent working and thinking level gained by experience
10 years experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering and in managing (complex) engineering situations under high delivery pressure
Experience in working cross-functionally (Design Engineering Quality Operations/Production Sales/Customer relationship management Supplier Management and Development)
Proven record in managing complex projects & ability to rationalise assess and evaluation immature information / ambiguity
Good level of engineering functional knowledge (Technical Excellence Framework level 3 or higher)
Experience in the manufacturing of landing gear systems or high precision-high hardness metal processing in order to technically support the whole IPT in achieving the overall business objectives
Project management expertise or experience as a technical project lead
Problem solving skills in both technical and program management level
Business savviness honed interpersonal skills stakeholder management (with technical community and associated interfaces)
Ability to judge when an escalation is appropriate
Delivery focused driven persuasive and committed
Ability to clearly present data reports and presentations for facilitating decision making across different business levels
Experience in working with multicultural multidisciplinary teams
Fluency in English
Residence in the vicinity of Papendrecht or willing to relocate
Willingness to work on-site on a full-time basis.

A challenging position in an innovative and international environment with a rich history in aircraft manufacturing. Our organization breathes passion for engineering and all our teams are justifiably proud of what they develop and build.

As an ME Programme Lead you will receive a fantastic range of benefits including:
A gross salary up to 6.350- per month based on the CAO Metalektro (salary scale L1) and depending on your experience and qualifications.
42 paid holidays for full-time employment.
Working conditions according to the CAO Metalektro including an excellent pension scheme and travel allowance.
A working environment in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.
Every opportunity to build on your career and personal development.

Apply online by sending us your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Glenn Duggert Talent Acquisition via

Part of the selection procedure is carrying out the necessary checks and screenings in order to meet the requirements set by GKN Fokkers customers partners and suppliers within the program. The checks and screenings will be assessed on the basis of frameworks set by our Export Compliance & Security department. Every employee within GKN Fokker must ultimately be authorized to give substance to his or her position. Assessment of checks and screenings can lead to the fact that no content can be given to the position and therefore no employment or deployment can follow. The onboarding at Fokker usually takes 3-4 weeks.