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Airbus Aircraft · 21 hours ago

Senior Certification Engineer

Mobile, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

Airbus is a leading company in the aviation industry, dedicated to ensuring the highest global safety and performance standards for their aircraft. The Senior Certification Engineer will support the airworthiness certification process, coordinating between engineering teams and aviation regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and safety throughout the aircraft lifecycle.

Aviation & Aerospace

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 moderate to complex technical challenges and non-compliance issues that arise during the certification process

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 multi-ATA and single-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 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 some aspects of certification activities

Support acceptance of individual aircraft by customers and their local authorities

Qualification

Aviation regulations knowledgeCertification processes expertiseEngineering degreeAirworthiness certification experienceDesign Organization complianceRegulatory authority experienceTechnical language understandingAirbus productsConfiguration Management experienceComputer skillsEnglishConversational French/GermanCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsTeam collaborationPresentation skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

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

Minimum nine (9) years 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 effectively prepare and deliver detailed, complex presentations inside and outside the organization

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 a high level of listening and oral skills by leading discussions on issues, solutions, ideas and status of work

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