Certification Engineer

About the role

The Certification Engineer plays a crucial role within the Certification Team, focusing on airworthiness tasks related to Airbus commercial aircraft programs. This includes managing certifications, conducting approvals, and supporting customer requests for in-service repairs and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Manage Certification Lead and conduct airworthiness approvals with certifying authorities, validating these approvals with importing country authorities.
• Handle a diverse workload involving various ATA sections and multiple programs, aligning with Customer Services' business needs and customer expectations.
• Communicate effectively with global Certification Team, Customer Aircraft Delivery Team, and other certification functions to ensure consistent approaches and practices.
• Interact with Technical, Change Management, and Certification Specialists to ensure appropriate solutions, especially addressing the variability in in-service aircraft configurations and single-aisle individual aircraft certification.
• Perform airworthiness approvals according to Airbus Design Organization Approval (DOA) privileges, including MOD, SB, RDAF, ADD, and airworthiness releases.
• Interface with Airworthiness authorities for all certification activities.
• Accept individual aircraft acceptance by customers and their local authorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• 3 years of experience in Engineering or Airworthiness/Certification roles
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Effective in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong understanding and mentoring abilities within assigned disciplines
• Ability to interpret a broad range of technical aircraft topics
• Outstanding communication, coordination, and organizational skills
• Ability to interact and motivate diverse teams
• Authorized to work in the US
• Able to work any shift

Preferred Skills

• Nomination as Designated Airworthiness Engineer (DAE) or Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE)
• Experience with Airbus Aircrafts
• Familiarity with Modification (MOD), Service Bulletin (SB), and Repair & Design Approval Form (RDAF) deliverables of the Customer Service business
• Familiarity with In-Service Solutions and Change/Configuration Management

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Incentive compensation including profit-sharing schemes
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation
• Paid time off including personal days, holidays, and generous parental leave
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, and supplemental benefit coverages
• Individual development opportunities through Airbus Leadership University, including access to 10,000+ e-learning courses, certifications, career paths, and accelerated development programs
• Flexible working arrangements to support innovative thinking

Schedule

This position initially will be on a regular shift. It requires working a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends on a rotational basis throughout the year.

Physical Requirements

• Onsite or remote: Onsite 100%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, read documents, reports, and engineering drawings
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone, hear safety warnings or alarms
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information, participate in communications
• Equipment operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs
• Pushing/Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer
• Squatting/Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment: required PPE includes Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site