Senior Cabin Engineer (Contract

Senior Cabin Engineer

This position leads the development, customization, and certification of aircraft cabin and cargo interiors/payloads for airline customers. The Senior Cabin Engineer exercises considerable independence to perform complex engineering design, analysis, and integration from the initial conceptual phase to final product installation, while serving as a key technical point of contact and providing expert guidance to airline customers.

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:

• Technical Ownership:
  Exercise considerable independence to create, update, and approve complex 2D/3D CAD models and engineering changes in compliance with manufacturing and design requirements.
• Complex Problem Solving:
  Develop innovative technical solutions to complex cabin design and integration challenges requiring regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Guide cross-functional teams (stress engineers, drafters, and designers) to ensure design manufacturability, safety, and integration integrity.
• Signatory Authority:
  Obtain and effectively utilize Approve and Authorizer technical signatory status for engineering releases and design approvals.
• Project Leadership:
  Guide and lead the successful completion of major cabin engineering projects, establishing clear team requirements, technical objectives, and binding commitments.
• Stakeholder Contact:
  Act as the primary technical contact on key contracts and projects; interact with senior external personnel and airline clients on major technical matters.
• Future Methodologies:
  Review technical approaches and design outcomes to establish new standard operating procedures and solutions for future technical issues.
• Certification Leadership:
  Lead the preparation, review, and authorization of complex certification plans, test data, and technical documentation packages.
• Accountability:
  Maintain high decision-making rigor—ensuring all certification data meets regulatory standards, as erroneous decisions would result in failure to achieve major organizational objectives.
• Executive Presentations:
  Confidently prepare and deliver detailed, complex business and technical presentations to internal leadership, regulatory authorities, and external partners.
• Process Automation & Scripting:
  Apply technical proficiency in Python (including libraries like Pandas) to automate complex engineering workflows, data analysis, and report generation.
• Workflow Optimization:
  Leverage Google Workspace tools (including Apps Script) and AI tools (such as Google Gemini) to streamline project management, technical research, and team productivity.
• Data Extraction:
  Utilize web automation tools (e.g., Selenium) to extract and process technical data from internal databases and supplier portals.

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)
• 9+ years in aircraft cabin interior design, stress/integration analysis, and certification.
• Candidates must have strong proficiency using Google G Suite.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and be proactive working with teams.
• Demonstrate flexibility regarding the changing working environment.
• Must have the ability to write reports, specifications, work statements, requirements and other technical documents.
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Detailed-oriented with excellent proof-reading and writing skills
• Effective communication skills in English
• Must be able to present information and answer questions related to produced documentation.
• Provides a clear communication…