Senior Design Engineer
About The Position
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join our Engineering department based in either Wichita, Kansas or Kinston, North Carolina. You will support the production concessions of aircraft structure and are responsible for the creation of quality solutions in a timely manner from a design point of view. Duties include performing design efforts for both metallic and non-metallic parts while working in close collaboration with stress colleagues to provide solutions. Methods include the use of multiple applications to research aircraft configurations and develop efficient solutions to satisfy airworthiness requirements. The role involves ensuring the safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while adhering to the terms of the concession. 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) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials.
- 9 years total experience in design/analysis with airframe structures.
- 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 assesses unusually complex design deviations or non-conformances for metallic, composite and hybrid structures to align solutions for manufacturing to the aircraft definition.
- Ensure appropriate Airbus methods, processes and procedures are followed.
- Liaise with and support stakeholders such as Stress, 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 (T200) across multiple suffixes.
- Review design answer and drawing pack to confirm completeness for T300 stage.
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
- Flexible working arrangements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
