Airworthiness Technical Engineer for Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) and Generic and Individual Repairs

The main mission of the Airworthiness Technical Engineer for Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) and Generic and Individual Repairs is to define applicable certification requirements for the ALS and other ICA manuals(AMM, Trouble Shooting Manual, IPC, etc..) to demonstrate its compliance. Airworthiness Technical Engineers are also expected to participate in Generic and Individual repairs approval as part of the different aircraft manuals and continuing airworthiness artefacts.

Functions and Tasks:

• Define applicable certification requirements for ICAs (AMM, Trouble Shooting Manual, IPC, etc..), including ALS and demonstrate its compliance.
• Coordinate and perform the airworthiness approval of Individual and Generic Repairs, exercising DOA/MDOA privileges (when available) as delegated by the Chief of the Office of Airworthiness.
• Provide expertise in ICAs and other continuing airworthiness artefacts to the design organization.
• Contribute to the definition of policies for the discipline under his/her scope, and promote their consistent application across programmes, including the participation in the development of new and foreseen airworthiness strategies or policies, in particular for novel or unusual design features or for compliance demonstration method improvement.
• Contribute to Airbus DS Research and Technology (R&T) projects related to the discipline (repairs using additive manufacturing, maintenance of future, etc..).
• Contribute to develop specialized training to the overall Design Organization on the discipline under his/her scope.
• Support the timely achievement approval of ICAs, Individual and Generic Repairs through identification of technical issues and associated risk management plan, identification of regulation and interpretation issues. All of this in coordination with design office, including relevant CVEs, Chief Engineer and Services Organisation.

Required Skills:

• Managing trans-functional and trans-national projects.
• More than 5 years of experience in the described functions.
• Master in Aeronautical Engineering
• Proven experience in ICAs and ALS manual and/or source data generation.
• Experience in Airworthiness functions, in particular in structure (static and fatigue) and/or systems certification.
• Experience interfacing with the Aviation Authorities, will be a plus for the position.
• Knowledge about repair process and other ICA is desirable.
• Fluent English (knowledge of Spanish language will be a plus for the position).
• Being capable to develop a CVE/DAE role in a short period of time after recruitment.