Airbus

Cabin Engineer I - Contract

Mobile Area, AL
Contract
Posted Oct 30, 2026

Skills

CATIA
Compliance
Google Workspace
Problem Solving
Recruiting
French
German
Spanish

Job description

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Job Description:

The Cabin Design Engineer I - Contract supports the development, customization, and continuous evolution of aircraft cabin systems for airline customers. Working under general direction at an entry-level to intermediate professional level, the engineer performs routine engineering design, analysis, and data integration from initial conceptual phase to final product installation.

Key responsibilities are balanced across supporting the development of solutions for complex engineering problems requiring judgement and ingenuity, providing technical oversight of cabin suppliers to ensure delivery of integrated engineering solutions meeting technical requirements, and ensuring cabin equipment design data can be certified with all necessary test and qualification data.

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:

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.

Your challenge:

Technical Solutions & Supplier Integration - 95%

•Design Integration & Maturation: Perform routine to moderate levels of design solution development. Provide technical input to engineering project teams.

•Complex Technical Support: Provide real-time engineering support to engineering processes and suggest modifications regarding the design and development of aircraft cabins and components.

•Qualification and Supplier Oversight: Support the qualification of cabin and cargo design solutions, providing technical oversight to suppliers to ensure compliance with engineering principles, regulatory standards, and customer requirements.

•Qualification and Compliance: Review, evaluate, and secure engineering compliance documents from suppliers to support technical and airworthiness approval. Ensure that the design can be certified and all the necessary data for test and certification is produced.

•Project & Deliverable Management: Provide a clear communication link between the supplier and the CoC Cabin/Cargo team. Establish strong liaison with other departments internally, externally, and internationally. Independently drive suppliers to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of engineering documents.

Additional Responsibilities: 5%

•Continuous Improvement: Eagerness to explore and utilize Google Gemini ecosystem tools (Gemini web app, Workspace integrations) to enhance daily research, drafting, and problem-solving workflows.

•Other responsibilities and ad-hoc engineering support as assigned.

Your boarding pass:

•Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Electrical Engineering

•0 to 3 years total experience in Aerospace systems/electrical installation projects

•Must have strong proficiency using Google G Suite.

•Demonstrate a willingness to learn and be proactive working with teams.

•Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively.

•Must have the ability to write reports, specifications, work statements, requirements and other technical documents.

•Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and schematics.Knowledge of CATIA V5 is an asset.

•Basic knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to aircraft design, certification and maintenance.

•Capable of creating and delivering technical documents and presentations without guidance.

•Authorized to work in the US

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities

•Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Aerospace Engineering.

•Experience with Airbus cabin and cargo engineering

•French, German, or Spanish skills a plus

•Internship in aerospace engineering

Travel Required

•5 % Domestic and/or International

Physical Requirements

•Onsite or remote: Minimum 80% onsite and 20% remote.

•Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens; able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings.

•Hearing: Daily able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone, and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

•Speaking: Daily 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 (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and electronic identification card for building entry).

•Carrying: Daily able to carry documents, tools, drawings, and electronic equipment up to 10 lbs.

•Sitting/Standing/Walking: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings or working on a computer ; stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor; and walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

•Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site. Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits; 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.

Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Computing&Comm and Info& Data Processing ------

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