Lead Flight Test Operations Manager (all genders)

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  "name": "Lead Flight Test Operations Manager (all genders)",
  "office": "Munich",
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  "schedule": "full-time",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-14T09:21:17+00:00",
  "seniority": "experienced",
  "department": "R&D / Hardware",
  "occupation": "general_and_other_engineering",
  "subcompany": "STARK R&D GmbH",
  "employmentType": "permanent",
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    {
      "name": "About Us",
      "value": "<div><div><div><div><div><div><p>STARK is a new kind of defence technology company, revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.</p><p>We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe.</p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div>"
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    {
      "name": "Your mission",
      "value": "<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>As the Lead Flight Test Operations Manager at <span><span>STARK</span></span>, you are responsible for the successful execution of complex flight test campaigns across multiple platforms and international test ranges. You lead the operational planning and on-site execution of deployments, ensuring that crews, logistics, approvals, and field operations are fully aligned under demanding conditions.</p><p>You act as the central interface between internal teams, military authorities, customers, and host-nation agencies, while leading Operations Managers, Coordinators, and Field Operations Crews. From inert-flight to live-fire campaigns, you ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations at every stage.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>"
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      "name": "Responsibilities",
      "value": "<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li>Ownership of campaign execution across all platforms (Virtus, OWE-V), including range coordination, NOTAMs, EASA operational approvals, logistics, dangerous goods transportation, and crew planning.</li><li>Leadership of the three operational sub-tracks: Operations Managers, Coordinators, and Field Operations Crew.</li><li>Primary interface to WTD 61, WTD 91, TDW Range, customer program offices, and host-nation authorities for deployments in Kenya, Ukraine, and Sweden.</li><li>Responsibility for the operational transition between inert-flight, static-fire, and end-to-end live-fire campaign phases.</li></ul>"
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    {
      "name": "Qualifications",
      "value": "<ul><li>8+ years of experience in flight test, military aviation, or aerospace operations, including 3+ years in a leadership role.</li><li>Proven responsibility for multi-week field campaigns conducted on military or restricted ranges.</li><li>Business-fluent German and English at C1 level or higher.</li><li>Project management experience.</li></ul><h3><br></h3>"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nice to have",
      "value": "<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li>Former German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) background.</li><li>ADR / IATA DGR certification.</li></ul>"
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