Propulsion Delivery Quality Manager III

Airbus•Mobile, AL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Americas, Inc. is seeking a Propulsion Delivery Quality Manager III to join its team in Mobile, Alabama. The role serves as Airbus’s primary quality focal point and customer representative for checking the quality, technical conformity, and acceptance of the A320 Propulsion System (PPS). Embedded in the aircraft delivery multifunctional team, the manager oversees quality from pre-Final Assembly Line (FAL) supplier inspections through FAL, Flight Line, and Aircraft Delivery. This includes checking hardware and documentation and releasing the Propulsion System Inspection Document (PID). The role owns quality concerns and customer feedback, mobilizes cross-functional teams to resolve root causes and issues promptly, protects delivery milestones, and supports customer satisfaction. The position is based onsite at Airbus’s U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturing facility at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. It involves domestic and international travel, sometimes on short notice, estimated at 10%. The role requires awareness of compliance risks and a commitment to integrity.

Requirements

8 to 10 years of working experience in aircraft propulsion systems and/or procurement-related fields.
Technical or engineering background required.
Knowledge of Supply Chain Quality processes, including audits, control processes, and inspections.
Knowledge of industrial and quality processes and procedures.
Ability to work autonomously.
Ability to build and develop trusting relationships with team members, peers, stakeholders, and industrial partners.
Demonstrated ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, complex international environment.
Strong interpersonal, multitasking, people-management, and customer-relationship skills.
Good project-management skills.
Advanced English proficiency; ability to communicate complex issues and manage stakeholders at senior-management level internally and externally.
Ability to handle communications and occasional disputes between functions or departments with differing missions and reach agreement on a path forward.
Leadership capabilities including integrity, influence, conflict management, assertiveness, decision-making, speaking up, and building team spirit.
Intermediate proficiency with Google Suite, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Enterprise management software proficiency required.
Eligible for employment in the United States without sponsorship.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including reading screens, documents, reports and engineering drawings; hearing and speaking in work settings; operating office equipment and some production tools; carrying and lifting up to 30 pounds; pushing or pulling small furniture and equipment; sitting, squatting or kneeling, standing, and walking through office and production areas, including uneven surfaces; and traveling independently at short notice.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, respirators or masks, and protective gloves as required by the site or customer site. Steel-toed shoes are required for shop-floor visits; hearing and eye protection may also be required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Engineering background and product knowledge preferred.
French language skills are a plus.
SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the quality and technical conformity of the A320 Propulsion System before delivery to the Final Assembly Line, in compliance with the Airbus Quality Management System, health and safety standards, and POA rules.
Immediately escalate risks of a Red Quality Gate and drive recovery plans to protect key FAL milestones.
Manage and drive resolution of PPS-related non-conformances across supplier facilities, podding plants, and FAL.
Manage the concession lifecycle as DQ1 and DQ2 signatory, and manage Quality Survey Reports arising from Notifications of Escape or inspection findings.
Monitor supplier On-Site Support performance and reactivity to maintain operational alignment and resolve quality issues.
Coordinate aircraft DQM allocations, fleet strategy, workload planning, and daily operations.
Represent Airbus to airline customers for PPS presentations and inspections before FAL delivery and act as the focal point for PPS quality during aircraft delivery.
Communicate complex issues and manage internal and external stakeholders, including at senior management level.
Address CSIP feedback, obtain customer feedback through Customer Acceptance Delivery Feedback, and work to improve customer satisfaction.
Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, high-exposure customer issues and lead cross-functional crisis management during delivery.
Identify quality issues and trends and ensure containment and corrective actions, including Practical Problem Solving and 9S, through End-to-End Dynamic Containment & Prevention.
Release the PID by checking technical documentation and product inspection for compliance with POA rules and safety standards.
Coordinate with Quality to ensure accurate as-built status and manage conformity documentation.
Inspect reworked PPS sub-parts or full assemblies returning to production and present reallocation proposals to the airline customer as needed.
Provide technical leadership and governance to ensure adherence to quality assurance standards, airworthiness rules, and compliance requirements.
Support internal audits and reviews by Airworthiness Authorities.
Contribute to structured lessons-learned sessions across the international PIPx organization.
Lead or support value-stream, customer-transformation, and business-efficiency projects, including adoption of new systems and digital quality management tools such as Skywise.
Develop and maintain Quality Feedback Loops for sustainable operational growth and risk mitigation.
Lead quality initiatives and improvement projects to develop the function and enhance quality KPIs across the value stream.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and incentive compensation, which may include profit-sharing schemes.
Retirement savings plan.
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, and disability insurance coverage.
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Upskilling and development opportunities through Leadership University.
Unlimited access to more than 10,000 e-learning courses.
Opportunities to participate in accelerated development programmes and national and international mobility.