Retrofit Solutions Engineer

Retrofit Solutions Engineer (Contract)

Location: Mobile Area, AL

Time Type: Full time

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Job Description:

Position Summary

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.

Description

% of Time Spent

• Design Engineering 40%
  • 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 Management & Stakeholder Liaison 25%
  • 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 & Compliance 20%
  • 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.
• Customer Support & Fleet Technical Assistance 10%
  • 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.

Additional Responsibilities

Other duties as assigned

Description

% of Time Spent

• Other duties as assigned 5%

Qualified Experience and Training

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical Engineering/Aeronautic Engineering/Electrical Engineering)

Preferred Education

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with a 0 - 3 years of engineering experience; OR
• Master’s Degree in a related engineering discipline with a 0 - 1 years of engineering experience.
• 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.

Preferred Experience

• Airline / MRO experience desired
• Aircraft Cabin related experience.
• Python or other programming language…