#ET16A -Certification Qualification Engineer Tiger Legacy (H/F)

#ET16A -Certification Qualification Engineer Tiger Legacy (H/F)

Apply locations Marseille Area time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR10321708

Job Description:

A vacancy for a Certification Qualification Engineer Tiger Program has arisen within Airbus Helicopters.

You will join the Airworthiness Office of Airbus Helicopters in Marignane and become part of the Chief Airworthiness Engineer's (CAE) Team for Tiger Program to support the safety of our products by managing the Certification, Qualification and initial Airworthiness activities for your program this includes new helicopter type certification, changes to existing helicopter type certificates and flight clearances.

Each Project involves various contributors (Chief Engineering, designers, internal and external specialists, customer support, prototype shop, Final Assembly Line, ...).

As Certification Qualification Engineer you will be the focal point for the Airworthiness Authorities with whom you will negotiate the certification basis as well as the certification strategy and means of compliance (lab/ground/flight testing, Safety analysis...) and authority involvement (document acceptance, test witnessing, in-house reviews...).

As Certification/Qualification Engineer you will be responsible to ensure demonstration of compliance to the applicable airworthiness requirements, to ensure their in-service safety. You will be responsible for leading the Certification and Qualification activities necessary to meet the Tiger development and deliveries milestones.

This results in a challenging transverse position, including negotiation internally but also with Aviation Authorities world-wide, with great responsibilities, and a good overview on our products, on our systems and on our organization.

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

Your working environment:

Major economic hub with Marseille-Provence Airport, Marignane is a dynamic city in the southeast of France. It is located near the cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, which host a rich cultural and tourist offer. Close to the beaches of the Côte Bleue, it offers many options for water sports activities.

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.

• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

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.

Task & accountabilities :

Your mission is to perform the certification and qualification activities of the Tiger Helicopter, in an international environment with its industrial partners, within the transnational team of the Chief Airworthiness Engineer Tiger/NH90. You will join Tiger Airworthiness Platform Squad, and work mainly on Tiger Current Fleet certification projects.

To achieve this you have to:

1. Influence and contribute to the harmonization of the future qualification (e.g. in the frame of offers…)
2. Identify/define the applicable Certification / Qualification basis for future Tiger evolutions.
3. Define the Certification/qualification Logics, elaborate and harmonize internally and externally (Airworthiness Authorities) the certification & qualification plans, including the identification of the Means of Compliance and associated demonstrations of compliance.
4. Coordinate the creation and delivery of those compliance demonstrations in accordance with the general milestones provided by the Project team.
5. Validate those demonstrations of compliance and harmonize them with Authorities and Nations.
6. Produce the certification / qualification synthesis documents and harmonize them with authorities.
7. Approve design changes under DOA privileges (in accordance with your experience as CQE).

In Parallel, the position may offer the opportunity to:

• Validate repairs.
• Validate modifications on approved parts of Technical publications.
• Contribute to the obtainment of Permit to fly. In the frame of Serial H/C deliveries, or in the frame of a development, the Airworthiness Office has to prepare a document substantiating the Flight Conditions in order to be granted with a flight clearance. Airworthiness office has to prepare these documents, and coordinate, validate the associated justification documents from the Design Office entities. You could also be in relation with the Flight Test Team, the Design Office, the Program and Production entities and the Authorities.

• But also:

• Depending your activities (Initial Certification, Changes to Type Certificate, Repairs, Tech Pub, Flight Clearance…) You could also be part of the associated procedures harmonization when needed.
• Promote our Roles & Responsibilities and associated processes within Airbus Helicopter and in front of our Authorities.
• Be the point of contact of all Airworthiness/Qualification topics relative to one or several Tiger versions (and/or qualification Steps) in front of internal customers/suppliers (LF, Project, Configuration ...) as well as external ones (authorities, partners).
• Become authorized signatory and responsible within the design assurance system including the whole process of certification and qualification.
• Manage a transversal team for a given certification/qualification project.

Required skills :

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Educated to a 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of overall experience.
• Experience in certification would be a plus.
• Experienced in project management.
• Good level of communication.
• Comfortable in negotiation situations.
• Language Skills: Advanced level of English and French.

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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 Helicopters SAS

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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

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