Principal Engineering App Developer

Airbus•Wichita, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Principal Engineering App Developer to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas. You will provide guidance for the design, development, and implementation of highly complex business and engineering applications. This role acts as a technical authority, setting standards and best practices, and mentoring other developers to ensure the creation of robust, scalable, and high-quality software solutions. The Principal Engineering Applications Developer works closely with the management team and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into technical strategies and is responsible for solving the most challenging and ambiguous technical problems within the organization. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical), Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics.
A minimum of 13 years experience in aerospace, government, legal, engineering or manufacturing environment
Advanced analytical reporting experience and demonstrable communications and computer skills
Authorized to Work in the US.

Responsibilities

Develops new software and improves existing software based on requirements and requests from customers and colleagues.
Participates in solution design, requirements gathering, and backlog refinement processes
Assist in the design process of new systems and architectures and inform the development of better programming practices and procedures. Designs, implements and documents new platform technologies including best patterns and engineering practices
Designs, develops, implements, documents, and tests changes across multiple applications to ensure deliverables are high quality and meets user expectations
Applies extensive technical expertise and strong knowledge of other related engineering disciplines (e.g., cloud architecture, data security) to all responsibilities.
Acts as technical expert to analyze, consult, and recommend application software solutions based on the business needs
Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product.
Works individually and with cross functional teams to develop solutions from product requirements, business cases, and development plans
Leads technical aspects of major projects successfully, supporting all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
Crafts project plans and planning at the program level, setting goals/target specs, and KPIs. Owns the quality of execution, iteration speed, quality of the decision-making, and quality of the results (as appropriate) of projects. Leads projects and is responsible for technical leadership within projects. Consistently and successfully delegates work and divides up complex tasks for project teams.
Exercises discretion and independent judgment in the application of specialized knowledge on work that is predominantly intellectual and for which the output produced or the result accomplished cannot be standardized in relation to a given period of time.
Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off
personal time
holidays
generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
prescription
dental
vision
life
disability
Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
other supplemental benefit coverages
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses
accelerated development programmes
national and international mobility
flexible working arrangements