Landing Gear Systems Engineer (m/f), Toulouse

Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus champions innovative technologies and offers some of the world’s most fuel efficient and quiet aircraft. Airbus has sold over 13.800 aircraft to more than 360 customers worldwide. Airbus has achieved more than 8,000 deliveries since the first Airbus aircraft entered into service. Headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Tasks & accountabilities

The Landing Gear Center of Competences within the Engineering Department of Airbus is seeking to fill the role of Landing Gear Systems Engineer, reporting to the Head of Landing Gear Operations – Transverse Engineering. Your primary responsibilities would be as follows:

• Undertake engineering activities covering a broad variety of tasks in the Landing Gear Systems perimeter, focused on A300/A310 aircraft products. This can include:
• Writing technical notes and seeking for validation from appropriate signatory within Landing Gear Engineering Center of Competence.
• Reviewing supplier technical reports and providing comments in return.
• Building planning of the tasks you will be accountable for to help the Product Leader drumbeating the global activity.
• Launching and following-up progress of aircraft modifications,
• Reviewing and validating subcontracted work.
• Work hand-in-hand with Airbus Customer Support department to define and develop solutions, on all Airbus aircraft types, aiming at avoiding (or at least reducing) the impact of in-service operational interruptions caused by issues linked to Landing Gear systems.
• Ensure within available timeframe, budget and priorities that the work delivered is certifiable while always respecting the safety principles and always maintaining the continued airworthiness. Identify risks and opportunities on the go and share them with your Product Leader.
• Grow your technical skills and knowledge about Landing Gear products in order to become autonomous in your tasks as quickly as possible.

Required skills

To be successful in this role you shall have the following qualifications and skills:

• A Master’s degree in Aeronautics, Systems or General Engineering. Previous working experience in systems technical development environment (or similar safety-critical engineering field) is also expected.
• A good level of English for both technical and negotiation domains to sustain detailed technical discussions and to read/write documentation/reports.
• Good communication skills as well as the ability to provide constructive challenge, generating and accepting logical argument are also required. This means that you are assertive, independent, and thirsty to learn, grow and share.