Senior Cabin Stress Engineer

Prestwick Aerosystems; Mobile (AL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Incentive compensation

ESOP

Paid time off

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Airbus' Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama is seeking a Senior Engineer – Cabin Stress to support aircraft cabin interior structures as a stress analyst, using hand calculations and FE methods to ensure strength and weight targets meet regulatory standards.

You will collaborate with design engineers and suppliers, review substantiation reports, and prepare technical documentation for development and certification, with onsite/remote mix as described.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering with emphasis on structural design and installation.
• 7+ years in design and analysis of cabin/cargo structures.
• Experience with regulatory requirements for aircraft design and certification.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Strong problem solving in dynamic environments.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed stress analysis of cabin or cargo components using hand calculations and FE methods.
• Review supplier stress substantiation reports for compliance.
• Coordinate with design engineers and suppliers to meet project deliverables.
• Prepare technical documents and presentations with limited direction.
• Travel as needed.

Skills

Cabin stress analysis

Finite element analysis

Hand calculations

Regulatory compliance

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

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Job Description

As a Senior Engineer – Cabin Stress, you will support the development of aircraft cabin interior structures as a stress analyst. Duties include performing analyses for metallic or composite cabin interior structures to ensure compliance to company requirements and regulatory standards. Methods include the use of both classical hand calculations and computer techniques to develop high strength to weight ratio structures.

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 Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.

How we care for you

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges

• Autonomously perform routine to moderate detailed stress analysis of cabin or cargo components, by classical hand analysis as well as Finite Element methods, to support the structural design efforts of new and modified components from the conceptual phase to development and certification.
• Perform review of supplier stress substantiation reports to ensure compliance to aircraft design requirements
• Coordinate with design engineers, suppliers and technical leads to assure that the design meets the project deliverables timeline by providing analysis to support releases.
• Create and deliver technical documents and presentations with limited direction.
• Accept broad objectives with agreed deadlines, but establish the tasks required and how they should be completed.
• Capable of working independently.
• Effectively communicates issues, solutions, ideas, and status of current work internally and externally.

Your boarding pass

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural and/or systems design and installation.
• Minimum seven (7) years total experience in design and analysis with cabin and cargo and/or system installation projects.
• Frequently uses widely known technical principles, theories, and concepts to solve technical problems.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical procedures and bill of material systems to develop project plans.
• Basic knowledge of Regulatory Requirements pertaining to aircraft design, certification and maintenance.
• Experience in using Google Suite is an asset.

Physical Requirements

• Onsite or remote: Onsite 60% / Remote 40%.
• 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.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.

EEO & Diversity

Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training.

Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.

As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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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].

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.