Structural Engineer (Contract)

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Job Description:

The Engineering Architect Level 1 (Structural Integration) will actively participate to Specify, Design and integrate architecture and system functions on a various programs and on multiple platforms (mainly H125, H130, H135, H145 and H160).

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

Your Challenges:

Architecture and Definition:  60%

• Define System/Integration architectures in accordance with engineering operation requirements as elaborated during offer phases to meet customer, airworthiness, general engineering standards and company requirements.

• Design, integrate and approve the defined solutions

• Validate design solutions by implementing simulation, modeling, predictive tools

Integration Activities:  40%

• Design, develop, and review technical documents and engineering drawings needed to integrate avionics and electrical equipment, and their associated interfaces

• Provide liaison support to various internal and external customers as required for support of aircraft integration and conformity efforts (suppliers, planning, industry, quality, etc.)

• Present and communicate modifications and aircraft configuration during design reviews and other required presentations to a variety of customers

• Design layout of aircraft modifications, zonal allocations and weight & CG impact as well as layout of  various completions and STC projects

• Develop wire routing and aircraft structure interface (considerations to include antennae location/separation requirements, maintainability, etc.). 

• Create airframe design integrations and modifications for structural items such as doors, windows, frames, etc. and for external load items like cameras, lighting, hoists, cargo hooks, floats, etc

• Develop structural drawings (details/assemblies, installations, wire routing, mod drawings, top drawings, etc.) 

​Your Boarding Pass:   

Education:

Required

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

Preferred

• Master of Science in the above referenced degrees

Experience:

Required

• Minimum 3 (three) years of relevant experience (or verifiable demonstrated equivalent) of aircraft systems design, development, integration and certification  

Travel Required: 

• 10% Domestic and International

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