EMBRAER E2 DELIVERY MANAGER

About the role and the challenges you will work on

SAS Link operates a fleet of 16 Embraer 195-E1, mainly in the Scandinavian intra-domestic and European markets and will be expanding up to 55 E2 starting in September 2027, receiving one aircraft a month, a sustained, high-tempo expansion that will reshape the airline's operations and open significant opportunities for the team driving it.

The E2 Delivery Manager will be the primary gatekeeper for fleet expansion, ensuring that newly manufactured aircraft meet SAS standards as well as contractual, regulatory and safety requirements before formal title transfer at Embraer's facility in Brazil. The Delivery Manager also ensures feeding back early in-service events to Embraer for continuous improvement.

Please note that this role requires full time presence in Sao Jose dos Campos at Embraer's facility full time. Some travels to Scandinavia can be expected (less than 5% of the time)this role is fully based in Brazil with some travel to the headquarters in Stockholm.

What we offer with this role:

• Lead multi-million-dollar asset handovers directly on-site at major global manufacturing hubs like Airbus and Boeing.
• Direct Strategic Impact: Own the entire delivery process, making choices that shape SAS's operational efficiency and fleet readiness for decades.
• Drive Green Aviation: Put your stamp on sustainability by bringing the world's most fuel-efficient, next-generation aircraft into active service.
• Scandinavian Work Culture: Enjoy a highly collaborative, flat-hierarchy environment that deeply values work-life balance, well-being, and personal growth.
• Top-Tier Benefits: Access premium airline travel perks, comprehensive Nordic health coverage, and robust pension plans.

More about the role and your experience

Main tasks:

• Ensure all stakeholders are continuously up to date with latest information with regards to each aircraft in the delivery process
• Prior to aircraft delivery
• Static Inspections: Conduct rigorous visual and physical checks of the aircraft exterior, fuselage, wings, and landing gear for defects, dents, or paint issues.
• Cabin & Interior Quality: Inspect the cabin layout, seating, inflight entertainment, galleys, and lavatories for proper installation and cosmetic perfection
• Systems Verification: Witness and verify the functional testing of avionics, hydraulics, electrical networks, and environmental control systems
• Technical Records Review: Audit manufacturing data packages, component logbooks, and Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for regulatory compliance
• Conformity Verification: Confirm that the aircraft configuration matches the exact specifications outlined in the purchase or lease agreement
• Defect Tracking: Document all findings, open items, and non-conformances in a delivery punch list and negotiate rectification timelines with the supplier
• Acceptance Flight Evaluation: Participate in or review data from the customer acceptance flight to ensure proper in-flight performance of all systems.
• Final Sign-off: Recommendation on the technical acceptance documentation required to trigger the financial and legal closing of the delivery

• During aircraft delivery
• Crew support: Act as liaison for crew carrying out the delivery flight
• Ensure aircraft is airworthy as per EASA requirements prior to departure

• After delivery
• Ensure all concessions at Technical Acceptance are followed up, by means of AMOS
• Participate in SAS Link operational reviews, including Reliability meetings
• Feedback Embraer with early defects in the life of the aircraft
• Participate in occurrence investigations with origin in the delivery process, including the manufacturing process

Experience and education:

• In possession or having hold an EASA Part 66 AML or equivalent
• Relevant experience in the aircraft delivery process from factory
• Experience in aircraft delivery with Embraer is a plus
• Experience in E2 is a plus
• Proficiency in Portuguese is an advantage

You have excellent skills in:

• Excelent inter-personnal skills, with the ability of building relationship but being assertive when needed
• Negotiation: Strong diplomatic and communication skills to resolve technical disputes with supplier management.
• Attention to Detail: exceptional ability to spot minor cosmetic, structural, or documentation deviations.
• Ability to find, handle and structure a large amount of information to take the right decisions
• Follow up in a structured way of open items and recovery plans
• Sharp judgment skills in a fast changing, stressful and dynamic environment
• Serious in all aspects and straight on priority settings

Why SAS?

At SAS, we offer extensive opportunities for professional growth in an international, fast-paced environment. We are committed to supporting the continuous development of our people and creating opportunities to learn, grow and build a career within SAS.

As an employee, you can also enjoy a range of benefits, including discounted travel opportunities worldwide with SAS, discounts from a wide selection of brands, as well as offers on airport transportation, airport shopping, hotels and car rentals.

SAS is growing. Join us and be part of the journey.

Our Culture at SAS

At SAS, we are dedicated to caring for each other, delighting our travelers, and driving the transformation towards sustainable aviation. As a future colleague on our team, you'll join a culture where we work collaboratively towards common goals, recognize each other's contributions, and celebrate successes. Our focus is on safe, sustainable, and punctual execution, and we are committed to protecting our planet while transforming SAS for the future. This is an empowering workplace where you can thrive, grow, and take ownership of your work. Join us at SAS and be part of shaping the future of aviation!

Additional information

If you have questions about this position, you are welcome to contact our NP for Continuing Airworthiness: Carlos Diaz Deutman at Carlos.DiazDeutman@sas.se. Please send us the details of your experience by applying to the role below.

We look forward to meeting you

Come and fly with us!

SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline since 1946, operates from its principal hub at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), complemented by hubs in Oslo (OSL) and Stockholm (ARN). Our mission is to connect Scandinavia with the world and the world with Scandinavia. Each year, SAS serves more than 25 million passengers and transports 55 tons of cargo to 135 destinations across Europe, the USA, and Asia. With a passionate workforce of over 10,000 colleagues, we collaborate with partners and customers to drive transformative changes in aviation. We are committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, embodying the visionary spirit of our founders: "To move from the old to what is about to come, is the only tradition worth keeping". Innovation and societal progress are at the heart of everything we do. For more information, visit our website at www.flysas.com or follow us on social media for the latest updates and promotions.