Hybrid Power & Energy Systems - IPT Head

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT and ensure alignment with aircraft program objectives.
• Own scope, schedule, cost, quality, and technical delivery.
• Coordinate across Propulsion, Electrical Systems, Thermal Management, Flight Controls, and Avionics teams.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.

System Architecture & Design

• Define hybrid-electric propulsion architectures, including battery systems, electric motors, generators, power electronics, and energy management systems.
• Perform system sizing, trade studies, energy flow analysis, and efficiency optimization.
• Develop and manage System Requirement Documents (SRD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), and power distribution architectures.

Integration & Systems Engineering

• Lead integration of electrical propulsion, power distribution, and thermal management systems.
• Ensure compatibility with aircraft electrical networks, flight controls, structural constraints, and avionics systems.
• Drive Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices throughout development.

Verification, Validation & Testing

• Define and execute MIL, HIL, ground, and flight test validation strategies.
• Validate system performance, energy efficiency, thermal behavior, reliability, and safety.
• Ensure complete requirements traceability from design to validation.

Certification & Compliance

• Lead certification activities in accordance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ARP4754A, ARP4761, and DO-160 standards.
• Support evolving certification requirements for electric and hybrid propulsion systems.
• Manage compliance documentation, safety assessments, and test reports.

Safety & Reliability Engineering

• Conduct FHA, FMEA, and FTA activities.
• Ensure battery safety, thermal runaway mitigation, fault tolerance, redundancy, and robust energy management strategies.
• Drive reliability-focused system design and risk mitigation.

Stakeholder Management

• Present architecture concepts, performance metrics, and risk mitigation plans to customers and leadership teams.
• Support RFQs, proposals, effort estimation, and technology roadmap development.

Risk & Configuration Management

• Identify and mitigate electrical, thermal, and integration risks.
• Ensure adherence to configuration management and change control processes.
• Manage dependencies across IPTs and development teams.

Education Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Energy Systems, or Power Electronics.

Experience

• 12-18+ years of experience in aerospace, automotive EV, or energy systems domains.
• Strong experience in hybrid/electric propulsion systems and advanced mobility programs.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional IPT teams.

Technical Skills

• Hybrid propulsion architectures and energy storage technologies.
• Battery systems, power electronics, and electrical machines.
• Energy management, optimization, and thermal management systems.
• MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, AMESim, and MBSE tools (Cameo, Rhapsody).
• Knowledge of ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-160, high-voltage aerospace systems, and EMI/EMC considerations.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in eVTOL, UAV, or Advanced Air Mobility programs.
• Exposure to sustainable aviation technologies and hydrogen fuel cells.
• Familiarity with PLM tools such as 3DX and Teamcenter.

Reporting Structure

Reports To: Chief Engineer / Program Manager

Leads: Hybrid Power & Energy Systems IPT (Electrical, Battery, Integration, and V&V Engineers)