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Airbus · 1 day ago

Sr Principal Certification Engineer

Mobile Area, AL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

20+ years exp

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Sr Principal Certification Engineer supports the airworthiness certification of Airbus aircraft, ensuring compliance with global safety and performance standards by coordinating with engineering teams and aviation regulatory bodies.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

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 complex technical challenges and non-compliance issues that arise during the certification process. Provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious through application of experience and creativity

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 varied, multi-ATA and multi-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 and Challenge 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 all aspects of certification activities

Support acceptance of individual aircraft by customers and their local authorities

Qualification

Aviation regulations knowledgeCertification processes expertiseEngineering degreePart 21Part 25/MODA/FAA/EASACommunication skillsMS Excel proficiencyGoogle Suite proficiencyFrench languageGerman languageProject managementNegotiation skillsTeam collaborationTechnical documentationFlexibilityInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)

Minimum twenty (20) years total 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 be flexible with working shifts

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 excellent listening and speaking capabilities with all levels of management, internal and external

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)

Preferred

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