Design Engineer III (Contract)

Airbus • Mobile, AL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineer is responsible for developing solutions to a variety of complex engineering problems, requiring judgment and ingenuity with Airbus product lines. General responsibilities include A350, A320, A330 module customization. Specific activities include but are not limited to: product development support, existing product customization, qualification and certification documentation review, continued airworthiness evaluation, cabin installation definition/drawings, and component supplier interface/oversight. Meet the team: Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world. Your working environment: The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe. Your challenges: Responsible for delivering fully qualified cabin equipment designs that meet the technical, weight, schedule, quality and cost targets of the Program. Manage the General Requirements for Equipment & System Suppliers (GRESS) deliverables for the program, including determining the applicable GRESS items for Cabin equipment designs, maintaining the action item log, aggressively pursuing action holders to close actions, and providing complete transparency to stakeholders. 20% Prepare and lead Initial Technical Coordination Meetings (ITCM), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and major milestone meetings with Airline Customers, Suppliers all relevant stakeholders per development milestones. Define/Validate Interfaces to the aircraft including development of customized modules installation requirements (including validation of both structural and system interfaces). Validate module interface points and update Customized Technical Specifications as appropriate Guide and perform qualification and verification and validation of Cabin equipment designs including release of the Declaration of Design Performance (DDP). Ensure that the design is fully certified and all the necessary data for validation, test and certification delivered is in accordance with Program milestones. Initiate, monitor and manage Supplier Improvements and Transformation Projects to drive performance and to ensure supplier’s compliance to Airbus requirements and processes. Analyze Change Requests designs based on customer, manufacturing and/or design requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum BS degree in engineering or related field: 6+ years of experience within the aviation industry with 3 years of relevant experience in aircraft cabin engineering and development process, and knowledge of associated design, certification and qualification requirements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics.
• Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering fully qualified cabin equipment designs that meet the technical, weight, schedule, quality and cost targets of the Program.
• Manage the General Requirements for Equipment & System Suppliers (GRESS) deliverables for the program, including determining the applicable GRESS items for Cabin equipment designs, maintaining the action item log, aggressively pursuing action holders to close actions, and providing complete transparency to stakeholders.
• Prepare and lead Initial Technical Coordination Meetings (ITCM), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and major milestone meetings with Airline Customers, Suppliers all relevant stakeholders per development milestones.
• Define/Validate Interfaces to the aircraft including development of customized modules installation requirements (including validation of both structural and system interfaces).
• Validate module interface points and update Customized Technical Specifications as appropriate
• Guide and perform qualification and verification and validation of Cabin equipment designs including release of the Declaration of Design Performance (DDP).
• Ensure that the design is fully certified and all the necessary data for validation, test and certification delivered is in accordance with Program milestones.
• Initiate, monitor and manage Supplier Improvements and Transformation Projects to drive performance and to ensure supplier’s compliance to Airbus requirements and processes.
• Analyze Change Requests designs based on customer, manufacturing and/or design requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees