Airworthiness & Certification engineer (Military Derivatives)

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Health insurance

On-site facilities

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe, Spain seeks an experienced Certification professional to define certification basis and manage airworthiness activities across the product lifecycle.

The role requires coordinating with authorities and internal stakeholders, ensuring timely, compliant deliverables while working closely with engineering teams to integrate certification requirements.

Formación

• At least 3 years of experience in engineering.
• Good understanding of airworthiness regulation.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Proficient in English; Spanish and French are a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Define aircraft certification basis and strategy aligned with design and operations.
• Coordinate with airworthiness authorities and internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage certification activities to deliver plans with compliance and timeliness.
• Support end-to-end design and certification across product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineering design teams to integrate certification requirements.

Conocimientos

Engineering experience

Airworthiness regulation

Negotiation & influence

Languages (EN/ES/FR)

Stakeholder management

Educación

Engineering degree in aerospace/related field

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Getafe, Spain.

Your Challenges

• Definition of Aircraft certification basis and strategy in alignment with the aircraft design and operations
• Negotiation and agreement of the certification and airworthiness approach with Airworthiness Authorities (including European authorities and National authorities)
• Coordination with internal (design office, program, chief engineering) and external (suppliers) stakeholders to define the best strategy for the product considering the global benefit of Airbus family Aircraft.
• Coordination and management of the Certification activities to ensure the deliverables (certification plans, means of compliance demonstrations..) are granted in quality, on time and in compliance with applicable airworthiness regulation according to the program milestones.
• Active participation with Airbus Commercial team ensuring collaboration and enrichment across divisions.
• Supporting the complete product lifecycle of an aircraft in an E2E Design and Certification Process
• Capability to manage the complexity of integrating the military systems and equipments in a civil derivative aircraft and putting an acceptable an adapted certification frame for the final military product
• Strong working ties to Engineering Design offices (e.g., stress, analysis, loads,, systems, armament, material & processes, aerodynamic, configuration design, flight physics) where interfaces Design will continuously broaden your knowledge.
• Support various stakeholders with certification and airworthiness knowledge (e.g. DOA, quality, Chief Engineer, Architecture and Integration).
• In-service experience to define manuals , operational suitability data and instructions for continued airworthiness in compliance with applicable airworthiness regulation and according to A/C use and customer needs
• Define applicable certification requirements for ICAs (AMM, Trouble Shooting Manual, IPC, etc..), including ALS and demonstrate its compliance. Support the timely achievement approval of ICAs, through identification of technical issues and associated risk management plan, identification of regulation and interpretation issues. All of this in coordination with design office, including relevant CVEs, Chief Engineer and Services Organisation

Your Challenges

• Definition of Aircraft certification basis and strategy in alignment with the aircraft design and operations
• Negotiation and agreement of the certification and airworthiness approach with Airworthiness Authorities (including European authorities and National authorities)
• Coordination with internal (design office, program, chief engineering) and external (suppliers) stakeholders to define the best strategy for the product considering the global benefit of Airbus family Aircraft.
• Coordination and management of the Certification activities to ensure the deliverables (certification plans, means of compliance demonstrations..) are granted in quality, on time and in compliance with applicable airworthiness regulation according to the program milestones.
• Active participation with Airbus Commercial team ensuring collaboration and enrichment across divisions.
• Supporting the complete product lifecycle of an aircraft in an E2E Design and Certification Process
• Capability to manage the complexity of integrating the military systems and equipments in a civil derivative aircraft and putting an acceptable an adapted certification frame for the final military product
• Strong working ties to Engineering Design offices (e.g., stress, analysis, loads,, systems, armament, material & processes, aerodynamic, configuration design, flight physics) where interfaces Design will continuously broaden your knowledge.
• Support various stakeholders with certification and airworthiness knowledge (e.g. DOA, quality, Chief Engineer, Architecture and Integration).
• In-service experience to define manuals , operational suitability data and instructions for continued airworthiness in compliance with applicable airworthiness regulation and according to A/C use and customer needs
• Define applicable certification requirements for ICAs (AMM, Trouble Shooting Manual, IPC, etc..), including ALS and demonstrate its compliance. Support the timely achievement approval of ICAs, through identification of technical issues and associated risk management plan, identification of regulation and interpretation issues. All of this in coordination with design office, including relevant CVEs, Chief Engineer and Services Organisation

Your Profile: Abilities, skills and competencies

• At least 3 years of Experience in Engineering
• High adaptability to work on new topics, new business and in a collaborative mode
• Ability to manage and coordinate internal people and external subcontracting companies.
• Good level of understanding of the aircraft technical domains (structural design, flight physics, systems...)
• Technical background on aerospace disciplines such as systems, structures, flight physics, flight control
• Familiar with airworthiness regulation
• Studies: Engineering industrial or aerospace (or similar degrees studies)
• Languages: Good English level - Spanish and French languages would be plus
• Good communication skills, collaboration, proactivity and team play working spirit
• Proactive and able to propose new ideas
• Collaborative, open minded
• Negotiation and influence skills

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

Which benefits will you have as Airbus employee?

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates in products & benefits

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Company

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Qualification & Operability

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