Airbus ยท 1 month ago
Fuselage Industrial Architect for future aircraft (d/f/m)
Hamburg Area
Full-time, Contract
Hybrid
Senior LevelAirbus Operations GmbH is a leading aerospace company looking for a Fuselage Industrial Architect to support the Next Generation Programme. The role involves delivering an optimized Industrial System Concept, managing industrial requirements, and collaborating with various teams to ensure efficient aircraft design and manufacturing processes.
AerospaceCommercialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Co-Designing an optimized Industrial System and Aircraft with your Engineering colleagues
Defining the Industrial Baseline Dossier (IBD) for all sections of the fuselage
Driving the progress of relevant fuselage Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) content, ensuring expected deliverables comply with required criteria
Managing and coordinating activities related to Industrial System and Built process definition and validation for the scope covering Metallic and Composite Elementary parts up to Constituent Assembly
Improving the Figures of Merit (FoMs) of the industrial system by identifying the main cost drivers
Integrating major efficiency drivers for the Industrial System (e.g., CnQ, serial inefficiencies, REX, ind. Product lines, NPI...)
Representing the industrial fuselage architect community towards programs and teaming with the plant customer on pre-industrial accelerator projects
Being a key leader, interacting with Programs, Plants & Final Assembly Lines (FALs), Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and Technology teams
Qualification
Required
Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Technology, or a similar field of study
Solid experience in factory planning, industrial lean line design, and system engineering
Deep knowledge of metallic and composite materials, parts manufacturing, and related processes
Proficient knowledge in industrial requirement management, business improvement fundamentals, and build concepts
Proven project management skills in large and international matrix organizations
Experience with Aircraft structural assembly
Business fluency in English
Preferred
German, French, or Spanish language skills are a plus
Benefits
Attractive salary and special payments
30 days paid vacation
Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies
On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria
Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard
Company
Airbus
Airbus designs, manufactures, and delivers aerospace products, services, and solutions.
Founded in 2014
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Airbus has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (5)
2021 (1)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Fokke Mentjes
Vice President - Head of Cabin and Cargo Electronics
A
Antje Bulmann
Venture Lead Direct Air Capture
Recent News
2025-08-20
Washington Technology
2025-08-05
Company data provided by crunchbase