A320 Senior MRB / Liaison Engineer (MAP)

Airbus • Mobile, AL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is seeking an Airframe MRB / Liaison Engineer for its Engineering department in Mobile, Alabama. The A320 Family MAP Structures Design Engineer develops, justifies, and approves design solutions for aircraft primary and secondary structure non-conformities. Working in the Final Assembly Line, flight line, and delivery center, the role connects local manufacturing operations with Airbus Design Offices and Chief Engineering networks. Its central purpose is to provide timely, high-quality engineering solutions that support production while protecting aircraft safety and continued airworthiness. The role covers metallic and composite airframe structures across relevant ATA chapters, resolving or mitigating shop-floor deviations, damage, and concessions according to Airbus design principles.

The engineer provides on-site structures engineering support throughout the manufacturing process, from initial section delivery through the final delivery flight. Responsibilities include authorizing repair and rework solutions, managing non-conformities, coordinating complex issues with global engineering teams, supporting customer acceptance discussions, and pursuing design improvements to prevent recurring defects. The position also represents the local manufacturing site in international technical collaboration and provides technical guidance to colleagues.

The role is based at Airbus’s U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, and is on-site. Travel of up to 10% domestically and overseas is required. Airbus describes its benefits as including competitive base salary and incentive compensation, retirement savings and ESOP participation, paid time off and parental leave, comprehensive insurance coverage, and development opportunities through its Leadership University and mobility programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in aircraft structure (airframe) design engineering support.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in primary and secondary aircraft structures design, repair design principles, and structural data assessments.
• Comprehensive understanding of Airbus Design Principles, industrial procedures, processes, and tools.
• Expert capability navigating Airbus manuals, including the Structural Repair Manual (SRM), Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM), and Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC).
• Solid understanding of Airbus aircraft configuration management rules, the change request process, and product structure tracking.
• Direct proficiency tracking and managing shop-floor and flight-line non-conformities, concessions, and Design Query Notes (DQNs).
• Eligible for employment in the United States.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and overseas within the Airbus international network and to supplier and customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Author, validate, and authorize technical solutions, repair drawings, rework instructions, and design datasets for primary and secondary structures.
• Ensure released engineering files comply with aircraft safety, Airbus Design Principles, and continuing airworthiness requirements.
• Create, approve, and authorize temporary aircraft definitions or special instructions for testing purposes.
• Independently release standard structural repair instructions and coordinate major reworks with global Airbus engineering departments.
• Serve as the shop-floor interface between Chief Engineering and Design Offices and local Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments.
• Review and interpret complex design data, prepare materials for technical briefings, and provide engineering input.
• Formulate, validate, and authorize design solutions and structural repair drawings for deviations found during assembly, outfit inspection, or production flights.
• Meet site Service Level Agreement requirements for quality, completeness, and lead time.
• Represent the A320 Family Chief Engineering office and global Design Offices by delegation, coordinating with overseas engineering and centers of competency on complex structural problems.
• Provide structures engineering support throughout manufacturing, from initial section delivery to the final delivery flight.
• Explain technical matters to relevant departments and represent engineering in customer acceptance negotiations.
• Initiate and monitor design improvements, permanent modification drawings, drawing updates, and Design Query Notes to eliminate recurring defects and improve product performance.
• Align local assembly-line solutions with global engineering methods and design principles in partnership with Airbus Americas and European Engineering departments.
• Represent the local manufacturing site in international technical working groups to resolve cross-border anomalies and build cross-functional consensus.
• Share expertise, provide functional guidance, and mentor team members within the structural design perimeter.
• Present complex structural repair configurations and technical explanations to internal and external customers, suppliers, and the flight test department.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation, which may include profit-sharing schemes.
• Retirement savings plan and ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Paid time off, including personal time and holidays.
• Paid parental leave program.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), and supplemental insurance coverage.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through Airbus Leadership University, including access to more than 10,000 e-learning courses, certifications, career-path resources, accelerated development programs, and national and international mobility opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior