Sr. Cabin Retrofit Solutions Engineer

Airbus Cabin Upgrade Engineering Team Member

As a member of the Airbus Cabin Upgrade Engineering team, you will apply advanced aerospace engineering principles, practices, and standards to deliver high-quality cabin retrofit solutions. In this role, you will manage all technical and project aspects of assigned aircraft modifications—from defining global architectures and engineering drawings to managing international stakeholders, subcontractors, and certification plans. Additionally, you will provide critical on-site liaison support to customer and MRO facilities during modification embodiment.

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.

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:

• Architecture & Design:
  Develop comprehensive cabin retrofit solutions ranging from global architecture definition to detailed technical design.
• Engineering Documentation:
  Create robust retrofit engineering drawings with a continuous focus on lead-time optimization, quality, and cost-efficiency.
• Kit Definition:
  Determine and specify the complete kit requirements needed to support the physical retrofit design.
• Project Execution:
  Develop aircraft modifications in strict alignment with the established project plan.
• Program Enablers:
  Author, develop, and manage program enablers, securing their timely and high-quality delivery.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Coordinate and manage all project stakeholders to ensure seamless, on-time engineering project delivery.
• Subcontractor Oversight:
  Manage external subcontractors, closely monitoring performance, cost, and delivery schedules.
• Interface Management:
  Serve as a strong technical liaison between internal teams and international Airbus departments.
• Certification Planning:
  Develop the aircraft certification plan tailored to specific cabin modification scopes.
• Regulatory Support:
  Support the formal aircraft certification process in compliance with aviation authority requirements as required.
• On-Site Support:
  Provide direct technical support to on-site modification teams, including active deployment to customer airlines or MRO facilities.
• Query Resolution:
  Responsively answer and resolve technical queries during and after the delivery of work instructions and retrofit kits.

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical Engineering/Aeronautic Engineering/Electrical Engineering)
• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with a minimum of 9 years of engineering experience; OR
• Master's Degree in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 7 years of engineering experience.
• Authorized to work in the US
• Design & CAD Proficiency:
  Proven ability to create, review, and modify complex structural or cabin designs using industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., CATIA V5 or similar).
• Project Engineering:
  Direct exposure to project or program engineering methodologies, with a track record of driving technical milestones on schedule.
• Airline / MRO experience desired preferred.
• Aircraft Cabin related experience preferred.
• Python or other programming language experience preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain an internal network with colleagues globally
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics
• Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills
• Global Network Cultivation:
  Proven ability to proactively build and maintain a strong internal network with engineering and program colleagues across Airbus sites globally (e.g., Toulouse, Hamburg, Mobile).
• Technical Synthesis:
  High analytical agility with the ability to quickly interpret and synthesize an extensive variety of complex, technical aircraft topics and translate them into clear action plans.
• Operational Excellence:
  Excellent coordination and organizational skills, with a demonstrated capability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
• Familiarity with FAA or EASA regulations with regards to parts procurement, documentation and traceability preferred.
• Familiarity with aircraft modification and MRO operations preferred
• Experienced in the use of industry standard illustrated Parts Catalogs, ATA Technical Manuals preferred.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Strong familiarity with FAA and/or EASA regulations, specifically concerning parts procurement, certification documentation, and strict product traceability preferred.
• MRO & Modification Operations:
  Practical familiarity with aircraft modification environments,…