Engineering Digital Innovation manager

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

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters is seeking a professional to join the Engineering Enablers (ETE) department. The role focuses on boosting engineering productivity by bridging engineering métiers with AI experts, exploring automation and digital innovations across the Design Office.

You will train and deploy models for engineering use cases and collaborate with multiple Engineering domains to define AI requirements, leveraging Foundry Palantir and MS development tools within an LBIP-aligned agile framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-year experience in Digital innovation project management.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Strong stakeholder management and change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Explore Solutions: automate workflows or optimize processes using AI.
• Model Training & Deployment: assist in training and deployment of models for engineering use cases.
• Business Integration: bridge between AI capabilities and practical needs of Engineering Métiers.
• Transversal Collaboration: engage with various Engineering departments to translate needs into AI requirements.
• Technical Implementation: use Foundry Palantir, Python, VS Code to build engineering enablers.
• Identify and collect the Metiers’ needs for digital innovations in MR and AI.
• Contribute to the digital innovation strategy and roadmap for Engineering metiers.
• Support project leaders across Airbus Helicopters to structure digital innovation projects per LBIP standards.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Central Digital Innovation and Information Management for roll-out and production support.
• Regular communications and reporting on Digital Innovation to top management.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Generative AI Knowledge

Communication

Education

5-year degree level

Tools

VS Code

JupyterLab

PyCharm

Spyder

Visual Studio 2022

Skywise

Palantir Foundry

LLM endpoints/APIs

Job description

Job Mission :

The mission of the Engineering Enablers (ETE) department is to deliver enablers to boost efficiency in Engineering while providing added value to customers in terms of Strategy, Transformation, Processes, Quality, Aviation Safety, Methods, and Tools.
We collaborate and work closely with Information Management, Central Transformation and Digital Transformation Office organizations to lead business transformation within Airbus Helicopters Engineering.
We are a transnational team located in France and Germany who believes in empowering our people, in simplifying our processes and tools and driving innovation.

As part of the Engineering Transformation Squad , you will support several parallel initiatives aimed at improving the productivity of the Design Office. You will act as a bridge between engineering métier (business) and AI experts to increase the efficiency and productivity of the Design Office, exploring how automation can drive business efficiency.

Your main responsibilities:

• Explore Solutions: Use your academic background on identified pain points within the design office and explore ways to automate workflows or optimize processes using Artificial Intelligence.
• Model Training & Deployment: Assist in the training and deployment of models tailored for specific engineering use cases.
• Business Integration: Act as a bridge between technical AI capabilities and the practical needs of various Engineering Métiers.
• Transversal Collaboration: Visit various Engineering departments to understand their daily challenges and translate them into technical AI requirements, while identifying similar needs and synergies.
• Technical Implementation: Utilize the company's digital ecosystem (Foundry Palantir, Python, VS Code) to build sustainable engineering enablers.
• Identify and collect the Metiers needs and opportunities of digital innovations for Mixed Reality and Artificial Intelligence
• Contribute to the definition and planning of the digital innovation strategy and roadmap applicable for all Engineering metiers
• Accompany the project leaders from Metiers to structure their digital innovation projects from the ideation up to deployment phases by applying the agile LBIP standards, thanks to an extended collaboration across Airbus Helicopters and the right steering of the activities
• Ensure the right coordination between Engineering (to express needs, accept the solution and deploy), Central Digital Innovation (for framing the project and proposing a solution) and Information Management (to ensure roll-out and production support)
• Contribute to regular communications and reportings at top management level about Digital Innovation within Engineering

Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering Enablers , you will support the Digital transformation through the following actions:

• Explore Solutions: Use your academic background on identified pain points within the design office and explore ways to automate workflows or optimize processes using Artificial Intelligence.
• Model Training & Deployment: Assist in the training and deployment of models tailored for specific engineering use cases.
• Business Integration: Act as a bridge between technical AI capabilities and the practical needs of various Engineering Métiers.
• Transversal Collaboration: Visit various Engineering departments to understand their daily challenges and translate them into technical AI requirements, while identifying similar needs and synergies.
• Technical Implementation: Utilize the company's digital ecosystem (Foundry Palantir, Python, VS Code) to build sustainable engineering enablers.

Your main tasks:

• Identify and collect the Metiers needs and opportunities of digital innovations for Mixed Reality and Artificial Intelligence
• Contribute to the definition and planning of the digital innovation strategy and roadmap applicable for all Engineering metiers
• Accompany the project leaders from Metiers to structure their digital innovation projects from the ideation up to deployment phases by applying the agile LBIP standards, thanks to an extended collaboration across Airbus Helicopters and the right steering of the activities
• Ensure the right coordination between Engineering (to express needs, accept the solution and deploy), Central Digital Innovation (for framing the project and proposing a solution) and Information Management (to ensure roll-out and production support)
• Contribute to regular communications and reportings at top management level about Digital Innovation within Engineering

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.

This role may involve travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

Pre-requisites:

• Education: 5-year degree level (or equivalent)
• Technical Landscape (Discovery & Application)
  • Development Environments: VS Code, JupyterLab, PyCharm, Spyder or Visual Studio 2022.
  • Data & AI Platforms: Skywise / Palantir Foundry and exploring LLM endpoints/APIs.
  • Languages & Scripting: Potential exposure to Powershell, C#, C++, SQL, Typescript, Rust or Bash.
  • Engineering Tools: Integration with the Engineering PLM landscape (Catia) and Google Workspace.
• Work Experience:
  • Minimum of 5-year experience in Digital innovation project management
  • Minimum of 3-year experience in Project Management (or similar relevant experience)
  • Senior profile with proven experience in managing company-wide change management execution.
• Skills
  • Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to engage with Transformation Project leaders, Top Management, and Unions/Work Councils.
  • Generative AI Knowledge: Fluent with Gemini, Prompt Engineering, and AI use cases.
  • Communication: Strong skills in creating content and animating communities.
• Language:
  • English: Fluent
  • French: Fluent
• Mindset:
  • Initiative, organization, autonomy and interpersonal skills required
  • Ability to work with different internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage transverse projects
  • Customer focus & satisfaction mindset
  • Negotiation skills
  • Export control & ITAR knowledge
  • Ethic & Compliance principle knowledge
  • Digital Leadership and drive for simplification

Cet emploi exige une connaissance des risques de conformité potentiels et un engagement à agir avec intégrité, comme base de la réussite, de la réputation et de la croissance durable de la société.

Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France):

Classe G14

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Programme & Project Management

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

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.

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