Industrial Composite Engineer

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Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Industrial Engineer - Composite to join our team based in Kinston, NC.

You will be supporting as a ME Engineer for Composite Technologies the site to improve composite production processes and support the ramp up of the A350 rate. You are also the focal point for composite ME topics in Kinston as an interface to the whole composite community.

Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you'll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.

The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state‑of‑the‑art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

• Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, certifications, career path planning and accelerated development programmes, both national and international mobility.

• Advise and support the site for Airbus composite process to conform to AIPI/AIPS and other composite process and regulations.
• Check existing AIPI/S in Airbus process and secure the implementation of this in the site.
• Give advisory to Management for process securance.
• Secure the exchange with other plants to have aligned and validated process and exchange on lessons learned.

• Support improvement projects to protect the ramp up of A350 and propose new projects to improve and secure.
• Propose new ideas to improve Leadtime and Cost of composite processes.
• Write specifications for Composite manufacturing machines and environment with the support of the existing Airbus Composite network.

• Secure exchange with other Airbus plants to create lessons learned for composite ME technologies.

• Be the interface between Kinston Composite community and existing Airbus composite communities to enable us to grow together.

• Bachelor degree in Engineering.
• 5 years experience with Airbus composite manufacturing, processes and regulations.
• Composite Manufacturing skills – working experience and study of manufacturing processes used for composite materials.
• Composite material knowledge – study or working experience with composite materials.
• ME processes knowledge – working experience with ME processes, best case of Airbus, but at least in Aviation industry.
• Transnational working experience – working experience within international environment.
• Google working environment (???)
• Travel: