Airbus
A320 Design Liaison Engineer (MAP)
Mobile Area, AL · Contract
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About the role
- Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Airframe Design Liaison Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Mobile, AL.
- The A320 Family MAP Structures Design Engineer is a highly technical, operational role responsible for the development, justification, and engineering approval of design solutions related to aircraft primary and secondary structure non-conformities.
- Operating directly within the fast-paced environment of the Final Assembly Line (FAL), flight line, and delivery center, the jobholder acts as a critical functional interface on the shop floor between local manufacturing operations and the transnational Airbus Design Offices and Chief Engineering networks.
- The scope of accountability covers metallic and composite airframe structures across all relevant ATA chapters, ensuring that shop floor deviations, damages, and concessions are permanently resolved or mitigated according to strict design principles.
- Author, validate, and authorize technical solutions, repair drawings, rework instructions, and design datasets within the primary and secondary structural perimeters.
- Secure and guarantee absolute compliance with Aircraft Safety, Airbus Design Principles, and continuous Airworthiness requirements across all released engineering files.
- Create, approve, and authorize temporary aircraft definitions (special instructions) in line with design and airworthiness requirements for testing purposes.
- Act as a critical functional interface on the shop floor between Chief Engineering/Design Offices and local Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments.
- Review and interpret complex design data, prepare materials for technical team briefings, and provide relevant input.
- Formulate, validate, and authorize technical design solutions and structure repair drawings for deviations discovered during assembly, outfit inspection, or production flights.
Requirements
- Deliver clear technical explanations to the required department and act as an engineering representative during customer acceptance negotiations.
- Direct proficiency tracking and managing shop-floor and flight line non-conformities, concessions, and Design Query Notes (DQNs).
- By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment.
Skills
- Expert capability navigating standard Airbus manuals, including the Structural Repair Manual (SRM), Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM), and
- Comprehensive understanding of internal Airbus Design
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- 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")
- Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
- Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Company info
- Airbus Americas, Inc.
- In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training.
- Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
- As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified.
- Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
- Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment.
- Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
- Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
- This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
- This information will only be used by Airbus.
- Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities.
- If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com
Visa & Work Authorization
- Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
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