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If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at \nNotice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal\n Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English)\n Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish)\nJob Description:\nPosition Summary\nAs a member of the Airbus Cabin Upgrade Engineering team, you will apply advanced aerospace engineering principles, practices, and standards to deliver high-quality cabin retrofit solutions. In this role, you will manage all technical and project aspects of assigned aircraft modifications-from defining global architectures and engineering drawings to managing international stakeholders, subcontractors, and certification plans. Additionally, you will provide critical on-site liaison support to customer and MRO facilities during modification embodiment.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nDescription\n% of Time Spent\nDesign Engineering 40%Architecture & Design: Develop comprehensive cabin retrofit solutions ranging from global architecture definition to detailed technical design.\nEngineering Documentation: Create robust retrofit engineering drawings with a continuous focus on lead-time optimization, quality, and cost-efficiency.\nKit Definition: Determine and specify the complete kit requirements needed to support the physical retrofit design.\n\nProject Management & Stakeholder Liaison 25%Project Execution: Develop aircraft modifications in strict alignment with the established project plan.\nProgram Enablers: Author, develop, and manage program enablers, securing their timely and high-quality delivery.\nStakeholder Management: Coordinate and manage all project stakeholders to ensure seamless, on-time engineering project delivery.\nSubcontractor Oversight: Manage external subcontractors, closely monitoring performance, cost, and delivery schedules.\nInterface Management: Serve as a strong technical liaison between internal teams and international Airbus departments.\n\nCertification & Compliance 20%Certification Planning: Develop the aircraft certification plan tailored to specific cabin modification scopes.\nRegulatory Support: Support the formal aircraft certification process in compliance with aviation authority requirements as required.\n\nCustomer Support & Fleet Technical Assistance 10%On-Site Support: Provide direct technical support to on-site modification teams, including active deployment to customer airlines or MRO facilities.\nQuery Resolution: Responsively answer and resolve technical queries during and after the delivery of work instructions and retrofit kits.\n\nAdditional Responsibilities\nOther duties as assigned\nDescription\n% of Time Spent\nOther duties as assigned 5%\nQualified Experience and Training\nRequired Education\nBachelor’s Degree (Mechanical Engineering/Aeronautic Engineering/Electrical Engineering)\nPreferred Education\nRequired Experience\nBachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with a 0 - 3 years of engineering experience; OR\nMaster’s Degree in a related engineering discipline with a 0 - 1 years of engineering experience.\nDesign & CAD Proficiency: Proven ability to create, review, and modify complex structural or cabin designs using industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., CATIA V5 or similar).\nProject Engineering: Direct exposure to project or program engineering methodologies, with a track record of driving technical milestones on schedule.\nPreferred Experience\nAirline / MRO experience desired\nAircraft Cabin related experience.\nPython or other programming language experience.\nRequired Licensure/Certifications\nPreferred Licensure/Certifications\nTravel Required\nUp to 10 % (Domestic and International)\nCitizenship\nAuthorized to Work in the US\nClearance\nQualified Skills\nRequired Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities\nAbility to build and maintain an internal network with colleagues globally\nAbility to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics\nExcellent communication, coordination, and organization skills\nGlobal Network Cultivation: Proven ability to proactively build and maintain a strong internal network with engineering and program colleagues across Airbus sites globally (e.g., Toulouse, Hamburg, Mobile).\nTechnical Synthesis: High analytical agility with the ability to quickly interpret and synthesize an extensive variety of complex, technical aircraft topics and translate them into clear action plans.\nOperational Excellence: Excellent coordination and organizational skills, with a demonstrated capability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced aerospace environment.\nPreferred Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities\nFamiliarity with FAA or EASA regulations with regards to parts procurement, documentation and traceability\nFamiliarity with aircraft modification and MRO operations\nExperienced in the use of industry standard illustrated Parts Catalogs, ATA Technical Manuals\nRegulatory Compliance: Strong familiarity with FAA and/or EASA regulations, specifically concerning parts procurement, certification documentation, and strict product traceability.\nMRO & Modification Operations: Practical familiarity with aircraft modification environments, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations, and the realities of working on a live hangar floor.\nTechnical Publications: Highly experienced in navigating and interpreting industry-standard Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC) and ATA Technical Manuals (e.g., AMM, SRM, CMM) to support design and kit definition.\nRequired Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages)\nTeamwork & Collaboration: A dedicated team player with excellent coordination and relationship-building skills, capable of working harmoniously across diverse, cross-functional teams including customers, external partners, airworthiness authorities, and international Airbus departments.\nCommunication & Active Listening: Demonstrates a high level of listening and oral communication skills; confidently leads discussions regarding complex engineering issues, potential solutions, innovative ideas, and work statuses.\nSynthetic Mindset & Assertiveness: Possesses a strong synthetic mindset-able to distill complex data into clear, actionable summaries-combined with the healthy assertiveness required to drive project success and uphold engineering standards.\nExecutive Presence: Strong presentation skills, with the demonstrated ability to effectively, clearly, and concisely present technical information and project risks to the management team.\nPreferred Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages)\nRequired Technical Systems Proficiency\nProficient in Google Workspace / Google Suite products for project collaboration, data analysis, and documentation.\nService Bulletin Production: General knowledge of the Service Bulletin (SB) production process, including the lifecycle of authoring, reviewing, and releasing aircraft modification instructions.\nTechnical Interpretation: Advanced ability to accurately read, interpret, and cross-reference Service Bulletins (SBs), complex Bills of Materials (BOM), and customer-specific modification requirements to ensure flawless execution.\nPreferred Technical Systems Proficiency\nComplexity of the Role\nLevel of Decision Making: (Level/Impact of decision making: strategic, tactical, operational)\nAdvanced Project Management: In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies to accurately identify downstream impacts on diverse stakeholders, enabling optimal, data-driven decisions for project success.\nProactive Risk Management: Ability to synthesize and utilize information from various disparate sources to anticipate bottlenecks and develop innovative approaches to mitigate technical and schedule risks.\nOrganizational information\nIs this a people manager?: No\n# of Exempt Reports:\n# of Non-Exempt Reports:\nJob Dimensions\nInternal Airbus Interfaces: Establish and maintain strong working relationships across various organizations within Airbus Customer Services and Line-Fit organizations globally to ensure alignment between retrofit solutions and production line standards.\nExternal Customer Interfaces: Interface directly and professionally with Airline customers throughout the lifecycle of the engineering projects to deeply understand, manage, and deliver upon their technical and operational expectations.\nNature of Contacts\nInvolved, negotiation type communication on a regular basis with internal and external parties\nPhysical Requirements\nDemand\n%\nFrequency\nOnsite %\n80%\nRemote %\n20%\nHybrid %\nVision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.\nHearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.\nDaily\nSpeaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.\nDaily\nEquipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.\nDaily\nCarrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.\nAt Least Once a Month\nLifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.\nAt Least Once a Month\nPushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.\nDaily\nSitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.\nDaily\nSquatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.\nDaily\nStanding: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.\nDaily\nTravel: able to travel independently and at short notice.\nRarely\nWalking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.\nDaily\nPersonal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to\nSafety Shoes\nSafety Glasses\nHearing Protection\nProtective Gloves\nRespirators/Masks\nAdministrative position only PPE required\nAppropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor\nSteel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visit\nAdditional Physical Requirements\nThis job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.\nCompany:\nAirbus Americas Customer Services, Inc.Employment Type:\nAgency / TemporaryExperience Level:\nProfessionalRemote Type:\nOn-siteJob Family:\nCustomer Eng.&Technical Support&Services ------\n------\nAirbus provides equal opportunities to all individuals seeking assignment with Airbus 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. 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