Senior Flight Test Dispatcher

Location: Al Qaţīf

Job Description Airbus US Manufacturing Facility is looking for a Flight Test Dispatcher II to join our Final Assembly Line based in Mobile, AL.

In this fast paced operational environment, there is no day similar to the next. At Airbus we face daily challenges, but through collaborative teamwork we overcome them by focusing on Quality, Safety, and Customer Transparency to deliver the best possible aircraft. The Senior Flight Test Dispatcher requires a self starter who is able to work independently with minimal supervision.

As a member of the Flight Test Support group, your positive and proactive approach will contribute to the overall success of the team. The Flight Test Engineers (FTE), Ground Test Engineers (GTE), and Pilot groups depend on your ability to balance operational demands with capacity constraints, while providing timely scheduling decisions that allow the team as a whole to operate safely and efficiently.

Meet the Team Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery - working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety - along flowlines and flight lines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your Working Environment Nearby on 'Airbus Way' you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus' strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

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.

Your Challenges Flight OPS coordination

• Dispatch A220/A320/A321 test flights in accordance with FAA/TCCA/EASA regulations while complying with Airbus Flight Test policies and procedures.
• Provide detailed Flight Test crew member briefings (including Customer crews) with weather, ATC flight plan, NOTAMS, atmospheric conditions affecting aircraft communications, and airspace concerns (SUA, ATC capacity, TFR information).

Advanced Coordination responsibilities

• Resource planning and crew scheduling to include all stakeholders to efficiently provide support for A220 & A320 programs.
• Manage TSA waiver program for both A220 & A320 programs and Customer Experience team.
• Support Sustainability initiatives to increase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) usage during production Flight Test events and tracking of Sustainability Key Performance Indicators.
• Airport liaison for Airbus to cultivate relationships with Mobile Airport Authorities (MAA) and Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Additional Operational Tasks

• Airbus Logbook (ALB) administration.
• Safety Management System (SMS) delegate of 1V for Flight Test OPS Mobile.
• Develop and maintain dispatch guidelines, operating procedures, and training procedures.
• Organize and oversee Flight OPS planning meetings.

Additional Responsibilities

• Annually evaluate aircraft evacuation locations for severe weather events such as hurricanes.
• Develop a robust apron control guideline to deconflict aircraft movements.

Other duties as assigned

• Directly responsible for the safe and efficient planning of Flight Test activities.
• Responsible for communicating to internal and external customers.
• Close coordination with Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) Operations, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), and Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC).
• International ferry flight departure cooperation with US Customs and Border Protection.

Your Boarding Pass

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma.
• Ability to complete and pass required Airbus Training.
• Preferred: FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate holder.
• Required:
  
  3 to 5 years of experience in the flight operations department.
• Preferred:
  Previous experience working in a Flight Test department.
• Required:
  
  FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certification holder.
• Preferred:
  Pilot's license.
• Travel Required:
  
  10% Domestic and…