Airframe Structural Liaison Engineer

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Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Airframe Structural Liaison Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Mobile, AL.

Meet the team: Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery - working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety - along flowlines and flight lines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your working environment: Nearby on ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry and is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance global competitiveness.

Your challenges:

• Accountability for the given approved repair, rework and troubleshooting instruction as well as for design update solutions in front of the corresponding design/stress office and authorities (EASA/FAA).
• Creation / approval / authorization (release) of technical solutions including structure justification reports for repairs / reworks or design updates. Standard repairs are approved autonomously; major repairs if required with the support of the Airbus Engineering departments.
• Representing and acting on behalf of the Chief Engineering and the design offices of AIRBUS as well as design to build suppliers.
• Acting as an interface between the Chief Engineer/ Design office and Manufacturing/ Quality assurance (Operations).
• Defining technical solutions during NC treatment for metallic and composite structure comprising the complete primary / secondary aircraft structure (all Airframe ATA chapters linked to structures design).
• Creation, approval and monitoring of design corrective actions / improvements and preventive measures driving product improvements or non-conformity eradication.
• Provide engineering support to the FAL US during the complete manufacturing process from the delivery of the sections, FAL and flight Line activities, up to the aircraft ferry flight in all structure related items.
• Creation, approval and authorization of temporary aircraft definitions (special instructions) in line with design and airworthiness requirements for testing purposes.
• Present technical explanations/corrective actions to the flight test department and to the customer if required (internal and external).
• Performs other duties as assigned and adapted to the FAL requirements.
• Non-conformities are written by the Production/Quality departments or Flight Test Engineers if deviations/damages are detected during the assembly process, inspection or production flights.
• Concessions cover significant non-conformities requiring dedicated justification and engineering delegation.

• B.S. or M.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical or aircraft construction engineering or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in the aviation industry with preference to Airbus aircraft.
• Capability to train towards and obtain Design Office and Chief Engineering delegations for Commercial Aircraft.
• Experience in design of metallic and/or composite aircraft structure (airframe).
• Experience on Airbus aircraft.
• Knowledge in fatigue and damage tolerance justification; knowledge of stress calculations / justifications.
• Knowledge of aerospace materials and corrosion protection/prevention; repair design and stress principles.
• Knowledge of Aircraft configuration management rules and AIRBUS internal procedures, processes and tools.
• Experience with AIRBUS manuals (Structure Repair Manual,…