Autoflight system Certification and Safety Engineer(m/f)

Airbus; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Operations SAS in Toulouse, France, seeks an Autoflight system Certification and Safety Engineer to join the AutoFlight Certification & Safety team. You will work on OTA22 Certification, Airworthiness, and safety analyses across Airbus programs.

With at least 5 years in system safety or certification, you will coordinate with designers, test centers, pilots, and authorities to ensure compliance and robust airworthiness of the AutoFlight system.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in system safety or certification/qualification, flight controls or auto flight system development.
• Experience in system architecture and integration.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Certify AutoFlight modifications and define the Certification Plan with airworthiness authorities.
• Coordinate with designers, test centers, pilots and other stakeholders for MOC issuance.
• Interface with Airworthiness Authorities during Certification and Airworthiness Review Meetings.
• Contribute to FHA, SSA, CMA, MMEL safety analyses and continuous airworthiness assessments.

Skills

System safety

System certification

Flight controls

Auto flight system development

English & French

Job description

Job Description:

We are looking for an Autoflight system Certification and Safety Engineer (m/f) to join our AutoFlight Certification & Safety team based in Toulouse, France.

You will be part of a team working on AutoFlight (ATA22) Certification, Safety and Airworthiness, on all Airbus programs.

As part of the team, you will be involved in the certification and airworthiness of the AutoFlight system for a given Airbus Program.

Your challenges:

Certification

• Certifying AutoFlight modifications, i.e. defining the Certification Plan and negotiating with the airworthiness authorities (AA).
• Coordinating various stakeholders, such as designers, test centers, pilots (due to AutoFlight specificities) for the issuance of the means of compliance (MOC)
• Interfacing with the Airworthiness Authorities through the process

Airworthiness activities (aircraft in service)

• In the context of the continuous airworthiness assessment of the in-service aircraft (Occurrences follow up), lead, in close cooperation with the designers, the reporting and escalation of potential safety issues and contribute to the relevant preventive and/or corrective actions plans in due time
• Lead the interface with the Airworthiness Authorities during Airworthiness Review Meetings
• Contribute in collaboration with the safety organization to the safety analysis of the system:Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA),System Safety Assessment (SSA),Common Mode analysis (CMA),Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL).

This position is the unique opportunity to build strong technical competencies on Flight Controls systems, in an innovative and challenging environment. In addition the role will bring strong opportunities to develop yourself.

This position will also bring good insight in various domains, such as Certification Technical Directorate and Programmes.

Your boarding pass:

• At least 5 years experience in one of the following domains: system safety, system certification and qualification, flight controls or auto flight system development.
• An experience in system architecture and integration, or engineering.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and negotiation skills
• Autonomy and ability to motivate diverse teams
• Negotiation level in English and French

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.

The environment you will be working in:

• Financial: Includes attractive salary, success/profit sharing, an employee savings plan with Airbus contribution, and a voluntary stock purchase plan.
• Work/Life Balance: Provides extra days off, a holiday transfer option, and a Staff council offering social, cultural, and sports activities.
• Wellbeing/Health: Features complementary health insurance and site-specific services like health centers, concierge services, a gym, and carpooling applications
• Individual Development: Offers extensive upskilling and development prospects, including unlimited access to over 10,000 e-learning courses, certifications, expert career paths, accelerated development programs, and national/international mobility.

Located in Toulouse, the global capital of aeronautics and European space research. Toulouse is a dynamic southwest French city with an international airport, providing easy access to the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Pyrenees mountains.

Company:

Airbus Operations SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Vehicle Mission & Control

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.