Here at Volocopter, we are the pioneers of electric air taxis (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - eVTOLs). We have pledged to bring sustainable urban air mobility to life by getting electric air taxis off the ground in a way that complements existing transportation options in megacities across the globe. In 2011 we carried out the first-ever crewed flight of a fully electric multicopter and have since conducted more than 2,000 public and private test flights across the world (www.volocopter.com).

Your mission during this flight:

As a Senior Network Engineer - IT/OT at Volocopter, you are part of the IT's Network Operation Center (NetOps) and manage and optimize the processes and infrastructures that enable our multicultural and innovative team to decisively shape our vision of the future of the mobility. You will be responsible to maintain operations, but also deliver projects. 

• You will design and implement a state-of-the-art, global network architecture, and respective management procedures
• As Senior, you will ensure delivery and continuous improvement of the Network Operation Center and its team
• You will maintain transparency across service availability and performance as well as foster efficient event management
• You translate business requirements into IT specification and implement solutions according to overarching design principles
• One focus area will be the Operational Technology (OT) within our production, basis for our smart production
• You optimize and implement latest technologies as well as troubleshoot escalated issues (2nd level support)
• You set-up and maintain technical documents and user manuals

Check in your professional skills:

• Degree in IT or training as an IT specialist
• 5+ years of professional experience in comparable positions 
• Experience in the implementation of connected/embedded production systems using Operational Technology (OT) (Modbus / Profinet / EtherNET (CIP))
• Versed knowledge in cross-site network infrastructure design and monitoring (SSE, ZTN, SD-WAN, Azure Virtual WAN, BGP, etc.)
• Reliability, ability to work in a team and high customer orientation paired with and independent way of working 
• Very good communication skills in English

Preferred skills: 

• Knowlegde in the design, operation and management of on-prem and cloud network infrastructure 
• Experience in running Network Operation Centers and managing a small team, needed processes and budget