A320 MRB / Liaison Engineer (MAP)

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

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. in Mobile, AL is seeking an Airframe MRB/Liaison Engineer to join the Engineering team.

The A320 Family MAP Structures Design Engineer role focuses on developing, justifying, and engineering approval of design solutions for airframe non-conformities, working across shop floor interfaces between local manufacturing and design offices. You will collaborate with the FAL, flight line, and delivery center to keep production moving while upholding airworthiness.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent).
• 6+ years of progressive experience in aircraft structure design engineering support.
• Airframe Structures Expertise: knowledge of primary/secondary structures design, repair design principles, and structural data assessments.
• Airbus Frameworks & Procedures: understanding of internal Airbus design principles, procedures, processes, and tools.
• Technical Documentation: proficiency with standard Airbus manuals (SRM, AMM, IPC).
• Configuration & Change Management: knowledge of Airbus configuration management rules and change processes.
• Non-Conformity Toolsets: experience with shop-floor and flight line non-conformities, concessions, and DQNs.
• Eligible for employment in the US.
• Willing to travel up to 10% domestically and overseas within Airbus network.

Responsibilities

• Author, validate, and authorize technical solutions, repair drawings, rework instructions, and design datasets within primary and secondary structures.
• Ensure compliance with Aircraft Safety, Airbus Design Principles, and continuous Airworthiness requirements across all engineering files.
• Create and approve temporary definitions (special instructions) for testing in line with design and airworthiness requirements.
• Release standard repair instructions while coordinating major reworks with global engineering departments.
• Act as a critical interface between Chief Engineering/Design Offices and local Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
• Review complex design data, prepare materials for briefings, and provide informed input.
• Validate and authorize technical design solutions and repairs for deviations found during assembly or testing, maintaining SLA adherence.
• Represent the A320 Family Chief Engineering office and coordinate with overseas teams to resolve complex structural issues.
• Provide on-site structural engineering support through the manufacturing process and assist in customer acceptance negotiations.
• Initiate and monitor permanent modification drawings, updates, and design notes to address recurring defects and improve performance.
• Align local solutions with Airbus global engineering standards.
• Participate in cross-border technical blocks to resolve anomalies and build consensus.
• Share expertise and mentor teammates within the structural design perimeter.
• Explain repair configurations to internal/external customers, suppliers, and the flight test department.

Skills

Aerospace Eng

Airframe Structures

Technical Documentation

Change Management

Non-Conformity Tools

US Employment Eligibility

Travel 10%

Education

BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/EE/Systems

Job description

Overview

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Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Airframe MRB / Liaison Engineer to join the 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. The role operates within the Final Assembly Line (FAL), flight line, and delivery center, serving as a critical 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 while ensuring aircraft safety and continued airworthiness. The scope covers metallic and composite airframe structures across relevant ATA chapters, ensuring shop floor deviations, damages, and concessions are resolved or mitigated according to design principles.

Meet the team: Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility work from concept to customer delivery, collaborating with production teams on all aspects of assembly, quality control, maintenance tasks, and health & safety throughout flowlines and flightlines.

Your working environment: The facility is located near Airbus Way at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, opened in 2015, producing A320 Family aircraft and added the A220 line in 2019. The site supports Airbus’ strategy to strengthen the U.S. aerospace industry and meet customer needs globally.

Your benefits and environment

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation potentially including profit sharing, retirement savings, and ESOP participation.
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off, personal time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, and other benefits.
• Individual Development: Access to extensive learning resources and development programs, including leadership development and mobility opportunities.

Your challenges

• Non-Conformity & Repair Resolution: Author, validate, and authorize technical solutions, repair drawings, rework instructions, and design datasets within primary and secondary structures.
• Airworthiness Accountability: Ensure compliance with Aircraft Safety, Airbus Design Principles, and continuous Airworthiness requirements across all engineering files.
• Temporary Aircraft Definitions: Create and approve temporary definitions (special instructions) for testing in line with design and airworthiness requirements.
• Autonomous Fix Execution: Release standard repair instructions while coordinating major reworks with global engineering departments.
• FAL Liaison & Interface: Act as a critical interface between Chief Engineering/Design Offices and local Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
• Proactive Engineering Input: Review complex design data, prepare materials for briefings, and provide informed input.
• Operational Optimization & Milestone Gates: Validate and authorize technical design solutions and repairs for deviations found during assembly or testing, maintaining SLA adherence.
• Transnational Alignment & Technical Authority: Represent the A320 Family Chief Engineering office and coordinate with overseas teams to resolve complex structural issues.
• Aircraft Flight Line Readiness & Integration: Provide on-site structural engineering support through the manufacturing process and assist in customer acceptance negotiations.
• Engineering Improvements: Initiate and monitor permanent modification drawings, updates, and design notes to address recurring defects and improve performance.
• Global Design Standardization: Align local solutions with Airbus global engineering standards.
• International Technical Collaboration: Participate in cross-border technical blocks to resolve anomalies and build consensus.
• Peer Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Share expertise and mentor teammates within the structural design perimeter.
• Customer & Stakeholder Relations: Explain repair configurations to internal/external customers, suppliers, and the flight test department.

Boarding pass (Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent).
• 6+ years of progressive experience in aircraft structure design engineering support.
• Airframe Structures Expertise: In-depth knowledge of primary/secondary structures design, repair design principles, and structural data assessments.
• Airbus Frameworks & Procedures: Understanding of internal Airbus design principles, procedures, processes, and tools.
• Technical Documentation: Proficiency with standard Airbus manuals (SRM, AMM, IPC).
• Configuration & Change Management: Knowledge of Airbus configuration management rules and change processes.
• Non-Conformity Toolsets: Experience with shop-floor and flight line non-conformities, concessions, and DQNs.
• Eligible for employment in the US.
• Willing to travel up to 10% domestically and overseas within Airbus network.

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Company & Employment Details

Company: Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type: US - Direct Hire

Experience Level: Professional

Remote Type: On-site

Job Family: Qualification & Operability

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