Principal MRB/Liaison Engineer

Airbus•Kinston, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is seeking a MRB / Liaison Engineer to join our Engineering department based in either Wichita, Kansas or Kinston, North Carolina. In this multifaceted role, you will immerse yourself in an environment designed to rapidly advance your expertise in aircraft structure, design, and systems while serving as a key technical authority. You will support production concessions of complex aircraft structures, developing and documenting analysis to support high-quality solutions. Your mission is to ensure absolute safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while balancing structural integrity with manufacturing reality. The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials.
13 years total experience in stress analysis with airframe structures.
Experience in airframe design (metallic & composites), F&DT, SRM, MRB, FAR/JAR/CS/Part 25, Certification, CATIA, NASTRAN, and PATRAN
Position requires in-depth knowledge of technical principles of engineering.
Applied knowledge of technical documentation, techniques and procedures.
A strong computer background, including MS Office application experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suite application experience (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
Authorized to Work in the US
Working knowledge of all Airbus Structures.

Responsibilities

Autonomously perform unusually complex stress calculations for metallic, composite and hybrid structures to assess design solutions for manufacturing non-conformities, airframe repairs and reworks, and modifications to the aircraft definition.
Ensure appropriate Airbus methods, processes and procedures are followed.
Liaise with and support stakeholders such as Design, Manufacturing, Quality and other Airbus departments as necessary to come up with optimum solutions and ensure Stress requirements are fully integrated.
Develop and maintain component / aircraft familiarity, to ensure prompt response to build.
Develop towards and maintain Technical Signature Delegation for concessions for primary and secondary aircraft structures (T400) across multiple suffixes.
Check and Approve / Pre-approve stress justification for nonconformity or modification.
Develop and mentor other Engineers in all types of metallic and/or non-metallic structural repairs.
Effectively manage workflow for self and teammates.
Ensuring all tasks and activities are correctly planned, monitored and executed to achieve customer time scales.
Lead to the successful completion of projects and executes activities to achieve customer requirements.
Apply extensive technical expertise and have full knowledge of other related disciplines.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off including 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 focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path
opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes
national and international mobility