A320 Airframe Stress Engineer

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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Airframe Stress Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Mobile AL.

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 flightlines. 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 10000 e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability certifications career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility.

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:

• Accountability for the given approved repair rework and troubleshooting instruction as well as for design update solutions in front of the corresponding design/stress office and authorities (EASA/FAA).

• Creation / approval / authorization (release) of technical solutions including structure justification reports for repairs / reworks or design updates. Standard repairs are approved autonomously major repairs if required with the support of the Airbus Engineering departments (design stress fatigue aerodynamics material etc.) or other transnational A320 Family MAP Engineering teams.

• Representing and acting on behalf of the Chief Engineering and the design offices of AIRBUS (by delegation) as well as design to build suppliers.

• The jobholder acts as an interface between the A320 Family Chief Engineer/ Design office and the Manufacturing/ Quality assurance (Operations).

• To define technical solutions during NC treatment for metallic and composite structure comprising the complete primary / secondary aircraft structure (all Airframe ATA chapters linked to structures design).

• Creation approval and monitoring of design corrective actions / improvements and preventive measures (launch of new modifications drawing updates design query notes) driving product improvements or non-conformity eradication.

• Provide engineering support to the FAL US (and to remote A320 Family FALs) during the complete manufacturing process from the delivery of the sections FAL and flight Line activities up to the aircraft ferry flight in all structure related items including engineering presentations in front of the customers (internal and external).

• Creation approval and authorization of temporary aircraft definitions (special instructions) in line with design and airworthiness requirements for testing purposes.

• Present technical explanations/corrective actions to the flight test department and to the customer if required (internal and external customers).

• Performs other duties as assigned and adapted to the FAL requirements.

**Non-conformities (NCs) are written by the Production/Quality departments or Flight Test Engineers if they detect any deviations/damages during the assembly process inspection or production flights.

*** Concessions cover significant non-conformities requiring dedicated justification and corresponding engineering technical delegation.

Your boarding pass:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in aerospace mechanical or aircraft construction engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 10 years experience in the aviation industry with preference to Airbus aircraft.

• Capability to train towards and obtain Design Office and Chief Engineering delegations for A320 Family Aircraft.

• Experience in design of metallic and/or composite aircraft structure (airframe)

• Experience on A320 family or other Airbus aircraft.

• Knowledge in fatigue and damage tolerance justification.

• Knowledge of stress calculations / justifications.

• Knowledge of aerospace materials and corresponding corrosion protection/prevention.

• Knowledge of repair design and stress principles.

• Knowledge of Aircraft configuration management rules.

• Knowledge of AIRBUS internal procedures processes and tools.

• Experience with AIRBUS manuals (Structure Repair Manual Aircraft Maintenance Manual Illustrated Parts Catalog etc.)

• Knowledge of Aircraft configuration management rules.

• Knowledge of AIRBUS internal procedures processes and tools.

• Demonstrated success in identifying and solving problems.

• Eligible for employment in the US.

• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time overseas and domestically within the Airbus international network supplier and customer sites.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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