Airbus · 1 month ago
Design Engineer III (Contract)
Mobile Area, AL
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expAirbus is a leading aerospace company, and they are seeking a Design Engineer III to develop solutions for complex engineering problems related to their aircraft product lines. The role involves responsibilities such as product development support, cabin installation definition, and managing supplier interfaces to ensure compliance with Airbus requirements.
AerospaceCommercialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Responsible for delivering fully qualified cabin equipment designs that meet the technical, weight, schedule, quality and cost targets of the Program
Manage the General Requirements for Equipment & System Suppliers (GRESS) deliverables for the program, including determining the applicable GRESS items for Cabin equipment designs, maintaining the action item log, aggressively pursuing action holders to close actions, and providing complete transparency to stakeholders
Prepare and lead Initial Technical Coordination Meetings (ITCM), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and major milestone meetings with Airline Customers, Suppliers all relevant stakeholders per development milestones
Define/Validate Interfaces to the aircraft including development of customized modules installation requirements (including validation of both structural and system interfaces). Validate module interface points and update Customized Technical Specifications as appropriate
Guide and perform qualification and verification and validation of Cabin equipment designs including release of the Declaration of Design Performance (DDP). Ensure that the design is fully certified and all the necessary data for validation, test and certification delivered is in accordance with Program milestones
Initiate, monitor and manage Supplier Improvements and Transformation Projects to drive performance and to ensure supplier’s compliance to Airbus requirements and processes. Analyze Change Requests designs based on customer, manufacturing and/or design requirements
Qualification
Required
Minimum BS degree in engineering or related field
6+ years of experience within the aviation industry with 3 years of relevant experience in aircraft cabin engineering and development process, and knowledge of associated design, certification and qualification requirements
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Ability to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics
Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams
Authorized to work in the US
Company
Airbus
Airbus designs, manufactures, and delivers aerospace products, services, and solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Fokke Mentjes
Vice President - Head of Cabin and Cargo Electronics
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Antje Bulmann
Venture Lead Direct Air Capture
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