Supervisor, Cabin Engineering

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Job Description:

The Supervisor of Cabin Engineering is an essential leadership role within the Airbus Cabin business line and the Airbus Americas Engineering team in Mobile, Alabama. Reporting to the Manager, Cabin Engineering, this role focuses on the direct leadership and technical guidance of an engineering team to ensure the execution of activities related to the on-time, on-cost, and on-quality delivery of design and certification documentation. The Supervisor works closely with internal stakeholders in programs, the Final Assembly Line (FAL), and transnational engineering teams, as well as external suppliers and subcontractors.
 

Meet the team:

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment:

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.

Your challenges:

• Accountable for the daily technical execution and timely delivery of complete, accurate design and certification deliverables.

• Ensure team adherence to the Design Organization Manual and compliance with Airbus Business Processes.

• Support and implement quality, process, and business improvement initiatives at the team level.

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team, focusing on the development of critical technical competencies and delegations.

• Ensure safety management through policy deployment, communication, training and risk management in line with Airbus objectives.

• Identify and lead local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through process, methods and improvements.

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.

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 boarding pass:

• B.S. degree in Engineering or related field. 

• 15 years experience within the aviation industry.

• 5 years of Technical Leadership Experience.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 

• Ability to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline. 

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics. 

• Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills. 

• Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams.

• Authorized to work in the US.

Physical Requirements: 

• Onsite or remote:  Onsite 100%

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. 

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): 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. 

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

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 Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Stdized Platform, Module & Version Eng.

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