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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Structural Design Engineer to join our Engineering Team in Grand Prairie, TX.

In this role, you will design complex, standard or custom, mechanical and structural airframe installation packages in new and/or retrofit AHI aircraft. You will also create engineering drawings, collaborate with pertinent partners in certification, production and flight test, support fleet sustainment activities and support STC projects.

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:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

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.

Your Challenges:

Detail Design: 50

• Develop mechanical / structural design models.

• Create detail/assembly/installation drawings for structural and mechanical systems.

• Review and facilitate engineering package release.

• Can lead groups of engineers to complete projects along with representing the group at management meetings

• Works independently with minimal supervision from engineering management.

• Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting company objectives.

Project Coordination: 20

• Coordinate essential information into the configuration management system listing mechanical and structural installations for each assigned project.

• Participate in developing pricing information based on installation effort and provide quotes to AHI Marketing Department for standard and custom options on new aircraft.

• Coordinate with FAA DERs and ODA Unit Members in support of certification requirements.

Engineering Support: 20

• Support Marketing, Field Service, Flight Test and FAA Certification organizations as needed.

• Act as liaison to manufacturing and production efforts as needed.

• Support installation, functional and operational tests, and ground and flight tests.

Structural Substantiation: 10

• Performs preliminary stress analysis in support of initial layout and design concept.

• Performs Functional Hazard Analysis and Systems Safety Analysis as required.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering (or equivalent technical degree and/or relevant experience)

• Minimum seven (7) years of directly applicable engineering experience in an aviation/aerospace design, development, integration, or completions environment.

• Knowledge of aviation/aerospace structural design requirements, aviation/aerospace industry standards and the Federal Aviation Regulations.

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite programs, and / or Google Suite programs.

• Must be proficient with CATIA V5 (or similar 3D modeling software), familiarity with AutoCAD and SAP programs

• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

• 10 Domestic and International travel required

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

Preferred Education/Skills:

• Master of Science in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering

• Direct rotorcraft experience.

• Experience with project management tools

• Conversational French and/or German is a plus.

Take your career to a new level and apply now!

A full job description will be provided to candidates whom progress to interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  90 Onsite
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily.
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms daily
• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily.
• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment daily.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily
• Lifting:  able to lift documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily
• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment rarely
• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer daily
• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving rarely
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor daily
• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice rarely
• Walking:  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily
• PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visit, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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Job Posting End Date: 12.21.2024

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