Cabin Retrofit Solutions Engineer II

Cabin Upgrade Project Engineer

As a Cabin Upgrade Project Engineer within Airbus Customer Services, you will bridge the gap between complex engineering design and flawless project execution. This role is heavily focused on project lifecycle management, planning, and stakeholder coordination, with a strong technical foundation in cabin retrofits. You will be responsible for defining project scopes, managing subcontractors, mitigating risks, and translating highly technical aircraft modification data into actionable business and execution plans—ensuring all cabin retrofit solutions and Service Bulletins are delivered on time, within budget, and to customer expectations.

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.

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 challenges:

• Project Architecture:
  Define clear project objectives, deliverables, and timelines. Translate high-level business requirements into actionable, structured aircraft modification plans.
• Program Enablers:
  Develop, track, and manage program enablers to ensure timely and high-quality milestones.
• Risk & Dependency Management:
  Proactively identify technical roadblocks (such as late customer requests or technical scope changes) and develop robust contingency plans to keep delivery schedules on track.
• Subcontractor Oversight:
  Actively manage external subcontractors, closely tracking deliverables, costs, and schedule adherence.
• Stakeholder Communication:
  Serve as the primary translator and liaison between non-technical stakeholders and highly technical engineering teams, conveying complex updates in business-friendly terms.
• Technical Translation:
  Apply a deep understanding of the aircraft modification lifecycle, including the technical nuances of Service Bulletin (SB) embodiment, to optimize project workflows.
• Interface Management:
  Provide a strong operational liaison between internal teams and international Airbus departments.

• Design Engineering: 20%
• Cabin Retrofits:
  Develop cabin retrofit solutions ranging from global architecture definition to detailed technical design.
• Engineering Drawings:
  Oversee and create retrofit engineering drawings with a strict focus on speed, quality, and cost optimization.
• Kit Definition:
  Determine, review, and specify the exact parts kits required to support physical modification designs.

• Certification & Compliance: 10%
• Certification Planning:
  Maintain a solid technical understanding of the aircraft certification plan development process.
• Regulatory Support:
  Support the formal aircraft certification process as required to achieve airworthiness compliance.

• Customer & Fleet Support: 10%
• Hangar Support:
  Provide direct technical support to on-site modification teams, including active deployment to customer airlines or MRO facilities during embodiment.
• Query Resolution:
  Responsively resolve technical queries arising during and after the delivery of engineering work instructions and kit shipments.
• Other Duties:
  Perform other operational and engineering duties as assigned to support the business.

• Other duties as assigned: 5%

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor's Degree-Engineering: (Mechanical /Aeronautic/Civil /Electrical Engineering)
• Bachelor's Degree:
  Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience; OR Master's Degree:
  Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience.
• Authorized to Work in the US
• Core Track Record:
  Direct exposure to project or program engineering methodologies.
• CAD
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to create, interpret, and review designs using industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., CATIA).
• Airline / MRO experience desired
• Aircraft Cabin related experience.
• Python or other programming language experience
• Practical airline, hangar, or MRO environment experience.
• Specific experience related to Aircraft Cabin interiors or modifications.
• Professional Project Management Certification (PMP).
• Basic programming or coding experience.
• 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
• Service Bulletins:
  General knowledge of the Service Bulletin production process, alongside the ability to read, interpret, and cross-reference SBs, Bills of Materials (BOM), and customer modification requirements.
• Technical…