Cabin Design Engineer

Johnson Service Group, Inc.; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Service Group is seeking a contract Cabin Design Engineer to work in Mobile, AL. The role involves developing solutions for Airbus cabin products, including A350, A320, and A330 module customization, and interfacing with suppliers and airline customers.

The engineer will lead design activities, ensure full certification, and manage milestones from ITCM to CDR, while collaborating with a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, global program.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS degree in engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in aviation with 3+ years in cabin engineering.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Authorized to work in the US.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fully qualified cabin equipment designs meeting technical, weight, schedule, quality and cost targets.
• Manage GRESS deliverables for the program and maintain action logs with stakeholders.
• Prepare and lead ITCM, PDR, CDR and major milestone meetings with airline customers and suppliers.
• Define/validate interfaces and update installation requirements and technical specs.
• Guide qualification/verification and release of the DDP to ensure full certification.
• Initiate and manage supplier improvements to drive performance and ensure compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Johnson Service Group is looking for a contract Cabin Design Engineer to work in Mobile, AL. The Design Engineer is responsible for developing solutions to a variety of complex engineeringproblems, requiring judgment and ingenuity with Airbus product lines. General responsibilities include A350, A320, A330 module customization. Specific activities include but are not limited to: product development support, existing product customization, qualification and certification documentation review, continued airworthiness evaluation, cabin installation definition/drawings, and component supplier interface/oversight.

Meet the team: Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers.

If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

• Responsible for delivering fully qualified cabin equipment designs that meet the technical, weight, schedule, quality and cost targets of the Program.
• Manage the General Requirements for Equipment & System Suppliers (GRESS) deliverables for the program, including determining the applicable GRESS items for Cabin equipment designs, maintaining the action item log, aggressively pursuing action holders to close actions, and providing complete transparency to stakeholders. 20%
• Prepare and lead Initial Technical Coordination Meetings (ITCM), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and major milestone meetings with Airline Customers, Suppliers all relevant stakeholders per development milestones.
• Define/Validate Interfaces to the aircraft including development of customized modules installation requirements (including validation of both structural and system interfaces). Validate module interface points and update Customized Technical Specifications as appropriate
• Guide and perform qualification and verification and validation of Cabin equipment designs including release of the Declaration of Design Performance (DDP). Ensure that the design is fully certified and all the necessary data for validation, test and certification delivered is in accordance with Program milestones.
• Initiate, monitor and manage Supplier Improvements and Transformation Projects to drive performance and to ensure supplier’s compliance to requirements and processes. Analyze Change Requests designs based on customer, manufacturing and/or design requirements.

Your boarding pass:

• Minimum BS degree in engineering or related field:
• 6+ years of experience within the aviation industry with 3 years of relevant experience in aircraft cabin engineering and development process, and knowledge of associated design, certification and qualification requirements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics.
• Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Onsite 100%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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