Manufacturing Engineer II

The ME II is responsible for managing/monitoring all non-conformities, design deviations, OSW, and late changes to support production. Responds to technical questions, creates work orders based on non-conformities, and attends section handovers. Establishes and maintains effective communication with European Plants, on-site production teams, quality, suppliers, design engineers, and Aircraft Managers.

Meet the team:

Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your working environment:

Nearby on ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

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&43; 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.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Serve as FAL focal point regarding Plant activities and their suppliers through constant coordination and monitoring.

• Provide technical support to production.

• Act as primary responsible for Plant activities with full knowledge scope to work autonomously without supervision.

• Establish/verify the technical content of non-conformities and documentation, including validation of new employees work. 

• Steer/challenge all non-conformities, concessions, and OSW within assigned Plant responsibility. Take lead to drumbeat non-conformities using initiative and knowledge to succeed.

• Organize/facilitate regular meetings with suppliers/partners (Folio reviews, drumbeat, multi-function team (MFT), etc.).

• Ensure non-compliance management according to Airbus and Authority rules.

• Participate as an active team member including providing orientation support to new colleagues and trainees.

• Provide training plans to new employees to follow in order to be successful and provide coaching.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Your boarding pass:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Preferred: 4&43; years of Manufacturing and Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment or work experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably with an aviation company.

• Proven degree of flexibility and initiative to practical problem solving.

• Proven ability to influence others and lead small teams with demonstrated training experience.

• Proven ability to coordinate several projects and tasks simultaneously.

• Possess the motivation to learn.

• Able to read and interpret 2D engineering drawings and technical standards.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, methods and tools used in manufacturing engineering.

• Knowledge of rules for aircraft design and manufacturing.

• Ability to work in a team environment, cross-functional team environment, as well as independently and with customers and channels.

• Critical thinking with the ability to problem solve.

• Knowledge of Airbus processes and methods.

• Google Suite (Google Mail, Docs, and Sheets).

• Airbus IT-Tools (AIRINA, TAKSY, ECM, eQLB, ALB)

• Knowledge of common applications such as SAP.

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