#ET18 R&T Certification/qualification Engineer (m/f)

R&T Certification/Qualification Engineer

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a R&T Certification/Qualification Engineer to join our Design Office based in Marignane, France.

You will join the Certification/Qualification Programmes in development (ETJF) department. Within the Airworthiness Department (ETJ), the R&T Section is responsible for leading the Certification activities necessary to meet the development and deliveries milestones in the frame of AH R&T roadmap.

The mission of the Certification/Qualification Engineer is to define certification activities in line with R&T Maturity Level of Airbus Helicopters topics. This results in a challenging cross-functional position, including negotiating internally but also with Aviation Authorities worldwide, with great responsibilities, and a good overview on our new innovative products (civil and military), on systems and on our organisation.

These activities mainly cover:

• The identification of Certification/Qualification regulations applicable, and when not existing to propose and discuss with Aviation Authorities new/updated regulation, requirement or Means of Compliance.
• The definition of demonstrators "Permit to Fly" strategy and substantiation needs.
• The management of schedule and priorities for all these activities.

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.

Your challenges:

In direct contact with the R&T Chief Engineer team, the different key contributors from the Design Office and Support Services, as well as with the Authorities (EASA, FAA, DGA, DGAC, etc.), your main missions will include:

A) Management of activities:

• Allocating and coordinating R&T activities, according to Chief Engineer expectations, with Airworthiness Technical Department (when applicable),
• Managing priorities internally and with Authorities,
• Managing R&T related activities while ensuring that harmonised processes are used,
• Following up and reporting on R&T activities progress, fixing hard points, and ensuring on time completion of the activities,
• Contributing to the identification, definition and/or adaptation, as necessary, of the R&T related organisation or process evolutions,
• Following up and contributing to regulation evolution in coordination with the Regulation & Policies Department,

B) Certification/Qualification activities:

• Identifying and defining the applicable Certification/Qualification basis,
• Defining the Certification/Qualification logic, establishing corresponding Plan, and potentially getting support from the Airworthiness Technical Department,
• Establishing Flight Conditions Approval files, for demonstrators, prototypes and serial aircraft,
• Contributing to the identification of ways to use our DOA on new products (in coordination with the AH DOA team),

Your profile:

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Educated to 5-year degree level in Engineering,
• 5 to 8 years of overall experience: either 5 years in airworthiness (CVE or part of the airworthiness office for Certification/Qualification process, Permit to Fly process, Rulemaking process, …) or 3 years as in airworthiness AND 5 years as designer in a aeronautical technical field,
• Good relationship and communication skills in an international context,
• Synthetic, meticulous/structured way of working, dynamic and proactive,
• Team spirit,
• Result-oriented,
• French and English: negotiation level.

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities. Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

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Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Qualification & Operability <JF-EN-EJ>

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