A320 Design Liaison Engineer (MAP)

Airbus; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Profit sharing / ESOP participation

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Health, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is seeking an Airframe Design Liaison Engineer in Mobile, AL to lead structural solutions for primary and secondary airframe structures. The role interfaces shop floor operations with transnational design offices, ensuring safe airworthiness and timely production.

Responsibilities include authoring repair data, validating non-conformities, and coordinating global engineering actions, while traveling up to 10% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum years of experience in aircraft structure design support.
• Knowledge of airframe primary/secondary structures and repair principles.
• Familiarity with Airbus design principles and procedures.
• Ability to navigate technical manuals (SRM/AMM/IPC).
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Author, validate, and approve structural repair drawings and datasets.
• Ensure airworthiness compliance across engineering files.
• Create temporary definitions for testing in line with requirements.
• Coordinate major reworks with global Airbus engineering teams.
• Act as interface between shop floor and design offices.
• Review design data and prepare material for briefings.
• Develop permanent modification drawings and design updates.
• Represent site in international technical blocks.

Skills

Aerospace Engineering

Airframe design

Structural analysis

Non-conformity resolution

Design principles

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

SRM

AMM

IPC

Job description

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Overview

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Airframe Design Liaison Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Mobile, AL. The A320 Family MAP Structures Design Engineer is a highly technical, operational role responsible for the development, justification, and engineering approval of design solutions related to aircraft primary and secondary structure non-conformities. Operating directly within the fast-paced environment of the Final Assembly Line (FAL), flight line, and delivery center, the jobholder acts as a critical functional interface on the shop floor between local manufacturing operations and the transnational Airbus Design Offices and Chief Engineering networks. The core mission is to deliver immediate, high-quality, and structurally sound engineering design solutions to keep production moving without compromising aircraft safety or continued airworthiness. The scope covers metallic and composite airframe structures across all relevant ATA chapters, ensuring that shop floor deviations, damages, and concessions are permanently resolved or mitigated according to strict design principles.

Responsibilities

• Non-Conformity & Repair Resolution: Author, validate, and authorize technical solutions, repair drawings, rework instructions, and design datasets within the primary and secondary structural perimeters.
• Airworthiness Accountability: Ensure absolute compliance with Aircraft Safety, Airbus Design Principles, and continuous Airworthiness requirements across all released engineering files.
• Temporary Aircraft Definitions: Create, approve, and authorize temporary aircraft definitions (special instructions) for testing purposes in line with design and airworthiness requirements.
• Autonomous Fix Execution: Exercise autonomous decision-making to release standard structural repair instructions, coordinating major reworks through global Airbus engineering departments.
• FAL Liaison & Interface: Act as a critical functional interface on the shop floor between Chief Engineering/Design Offices and local Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments.
• Proactive Engineering Input: Review and interpret complex design data, prepare materials for technical team briefings, and provide relevant input.
• Operational Optimization & Milestone Gates: Formulate, validate, and authorize technical design solutions and structure repair drawings for deviations discovered during assembly, outfit inspection, or production flights; adhere to site SLAs.
• Transnational Alignment & Technical Authority: Represent the A320 Family Chief Engineering office and global Design Offices by delegation; coordinate with overseas engineering and center-of-competency departments to resolve complex non-standard problems.
• Aircraft Flight Line Readiness & Integration: Provide on-site structural engineering support across the manufacturing process and assist in customer acceptance negotiations.
• Proactive Eradication & Engineering Efficiency: Launch and monitor engineering design improvements, permanent modification drawings, drawing updates, and Design Query Notes (DQNs) to eliminate recurring defects.
• Global Design Standardization: Align local assembly line solutions with global engineering methods and core design principles.
• International Technical Collaboration: Represent the site in international technical working blocks to resolve cross-border issues and establish cross-functional consensus.
• Peer Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Share technical expertise and mentor team members within the structural design perimeter.
• Customer & Stakeholder Relations: Deliver technical explanations and present repair configurations to internal/external customers, suppliers, and the flight test department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent).
• 3+ years of progressive experience in aircraft structure (airframe) design engineering support.
• Airframe Structures Expertise: knowledge of primary and secondary structures design, repair principles, and structural data assessments.
• Airbus Frameworks & Procedures: understanding of internal Airbus Design Principles, procedures, processes, and tools.
• Technical Documentation: ability to navigate manuals such as SRM, AMM, and IPC.
• Configuration & Change Management: understanding of Airbus configuration rules and change processes.
• Non-Conformity Toolsets: experience tracking and managing shop-floor and flight line non-conformities, concessions, and DQNs.
• Eligibility: Eligible for employment in the US.
• Travel: willing to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally within the Airbus network.

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation possibly including profit sharing, retirement savings plan, and ESOP participation.
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Health & Welfare: Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, and other coverages.
• Individual Development: Access to Leadership University and extensive e-learning, with opportunities for accelerated development and mobility.

Additional information:

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Employment details: Airbus Americas, Inc. | US - Direct Hire | Professional | On-site | Qualification & Operability

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