Ground Test Engineer

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Job Description:

Airbus is seeking an experienced Ground Test Engineer to join the Production Flight Test team in Mobile, Alabama. This critical role is centered on being a key player in the organization, dedicated to delivering timely and high-quality solutions to customers (airlines). This person will execute ground production and acceptance tests. This role includes preparing for and supporting the pilot during Rejected Takeoff (RTO) procedures and performing in-flight cabin functional checks.

The GTE also serves as Cabin Safety Crew during Customer Acceptance Flights, special missions, and demonstration flights. Additional responsibilities include conducting Static Tests, APU Runs, Engine Runs, and Taxi operations on A320 and A220 aircraft.

Meet the team:

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment:

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.

Your challenges:

* Manage a diverse portfolio of customer accounts to ensure the delivery of retrofit solutions and scheduled maintenance services meets all cost, timeline, and quality benchmarks. This involves overseeing the end-to-end lifecycle of customer queries, which includes dispatching requests to the appropriate departments and initiating technical approval forms to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and on-time delivery. Additionally, you will proactively escalate risks or blocked queries to ensure timely resolutions and provide technical expertise to cross-functional teams located across international sites.

* Direct on-site assistance for airline partners, focusing on the evaluation of maintenance programs and service bulletins.

* Assess the status of aircraft when deviations from standard maintenance procedures occur.

* Responsible for defining the necessary recovery actions to return aircraft to airworthy conditions while identifying and mitigating any risks related to unsafe or unsecure storage environments.

* Monitor subcontractor performance by tracking metrics such as on-time delivery, first-time fix rates, and overall autonomy. This includes leading monthly quality reviews and collaborating with the quality department to develop action plans that improve the standard of technical responses.

How we care for you:

* Financial Rewards:
Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")

* Work/Life Balance:
Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

* Health & Welfare:
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

* Individual Development:
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your boarding pass:

* Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

* Minimum 8 years' experience in aeronautical company technical department and various ATA chapter

* Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or Type Certificate (TC) or European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Medical Class 2

* Experience on Airbus A320 or A22

* Familiarity with A220 and A320 systems, including avionics, cabin systems, and powerplants

* Must hold an EASA, TCCA, or FAA Class 2 Medical and be able to perform duties as aircrew on a daily basis

* Strong computer background,…