Senior Certification Engineer

Airbus • Mobile, AL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position supports the Airworthiness certification of Airbus aircrafts, from new deliveries to in-service repairs and modifications, by ensuring that it complies with the highest global safety and performance standards. Duties include coordinating between our engineering teams and international aviation regulatory bodies, such as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other National Aviation Authorities to develop approved certification documentation demonstrating compliance to all designs and regulatory requirements in support of Type Certification (TC), changes to TC and Continued Airworthiness of the fleet. This role requires a deep understanding of aviation regulations and certification processes, and the ability to work collaboratively to ensure our aircraft are safe and compliant across all stages of their lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)
• Minimum nine (9) years experience in Engineering and/or Airworthiness / Certification roles
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in challenging situations including those customer facing.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively.
• Able to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline.
• Able to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics.
• Experience with Design Organization management and Part 21 compliance at the Design Organization level.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills.
• Able to inter-relate with and influence in diverse environments and cultures.
• Able to effectively prepare and deliver detailed, complex presentations inside and outside the organization.
• Experience complying with regulatory authorities of various countries and distinguishing the similarities and differences.
• Experience with the Airbus fleet and/or products.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interface with all levels of personnel and disciplines.
• Demonstrates a high level of listening and oral skills by leading discussions on issues, solutions, ideas and status of work.
• Displays model writing skills for others to emulate.
• Understands technical language associated with large aircraft.
• Strong computer background, including MS Excel and Google Suite application experience (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail)
• Authorized to Work in the US

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Masters in Business Administration.
• Experience in a Design Organization complying with Part 21 organizational requirements and Part 25/M design requirements.
• Familiar with Part 145 Repairs Stations.
• Familiar with large aircraft operations.
• Previous ODA Unit Member, FAA DER, EASA CVE/DAE
• Familiar with aircraft certification and approvals of documents for TC and aircraft related modifications.
• Experience with Configuration Management of complex products.
• Conversational French and/or German.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously develop and manage certification plans for large aircraft programs, including new design changes and continued/continuing airworthiness. This includes classification of the change/repair (Major/Minor), identifying applicable/affected regulations, and creating a strategy to demonstrate compliance.
• Work closely with a wide range of internal teams, including design engineers, stress analysts, vendors and design office specialists, to gather the data needed for certification.
• Address and resolve moderate to complex technical challenges and non-compliance issues that arise during the certification process.
• Lead and conduct the airworthiness approvals of Airbus products and product changes with the certificating Authority, and validation of these approvals by the importing countries' Authorities.
• Manage multi-ATA and single-program subject projects in accordance with business needs and customers' expectations, while ensuring compliance with certification requirements and DOA processes.
• Communicate and exchange with members of the global Certification Team and certification functions to ensure consistency in the Way of Working and certification approach ("Speak One Voice, Airworthiness Assurance, Process Assurance").
• Consult Technical, Change Management, and Certification Specialists to ensure appropriate solutions and maintain strong competence across this wide domain.
• Act as an interface to Airworthiness authorities for some aspects of certification activities.
• Support acceptance of individual aircraft by customers and their local authorities.

Benefits

• Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities.
• As a leader in our field, Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
• In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees