Safe life structure engineer

Overview

As ALS Part 1 Manager, you ensure safe-life airworthiness items remain compliant and certifiable across Airbus programs (except A220). You act as a technical authority bridging design, certification, and airline operations. You will lead ALS Part 1 production, sign off critical airworthiness deliverables, and represent airline needs in engineering. This role combines technical leadership with cross-functional collaboration to sustain safe, available fleets.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• annual profit share
• contributory pension
• car leasing scheme
• on-site parking
• health insurance

Responsibilities

• Lead ALS Part 1 production and maintenance program updates across Airbus commercial aircraft programs (except A220)
• Certify new safe-life structure parts (e.g., landing gear components) and manage related authorizations
• Sign off as Technical Approver (TA) and Compliance Demonstration Engineer (CVE) for critical deliverables
• Represent airlines’ voice in Design Engineering to ensure maintenance requirements influence design
• Contribute to reducing Direct Maintenance Costs while maximizing aircraft availability
• Supervise outsourced work packages to ensure quality and support digitalization initiatives
• Support the Maintenance Engineering Front Desk by resolving airline technical queries within target dates

Key requirements

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• 5 to 10 years of professional aeronautical engineering support or aircraft maintenance
• Knowledge of airframe engineering with focus on safe-life structures
• Broad knowledge of civil aircraft systems and ICA
• Fluent in English with strong presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

• presentation
• influencing
• stakeholder management
• safe-life structures expertise
• airframe engineering
• ICA knowledge

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