#ET15A - EC175 Product Evolution Certification & Qualification Engineer (M/F)

Job Description:

A new position for a Certification Qualification Engineer (CQE) for H175 is opened within Airbus Helicopters in Marignane. In this position, you will integrate the Initial Airworthiness Department of Airbus Helicopters, in the H175 CQE team.

The mission of the Certification Engineer is mainly to lead the compliance demonstration to the applicable airworthiness requirements (CS29) for each new design / new type. It is also to lead the activities to demonstrate the safe flight capability of the helicopters when performing certification flight tests.

This results in a challenging transverse position, with many interfaces internally to Airbus Helicopters, but also with Aviation Authorities (EASA). This is leading to have a good overview on Airbus Helicopters products and organization.

Each project involves various contributors (Chief Engineering, System Design Responsibles, experts, customer support, prototype shop, Final Assembly Line, flight tests pilots & engineers). As H175 CQE, you will have the opportunity to work on one of the most recent products of Airbus Helicopters and be introduced to the most recent technologies.

You will have to understand all the aspects of each project (technical content, configuration) in order to be able to establish the related certification program (CP). This consists in the identification of all CS29 affected requirements, and proposed Means of Compliance. As CQE, you have the full responsibility to establish a certification strategy. It is then reviewed and harmonized with all relevant Certification Verification Engineers until the CP is agreed. For design changes classified Minor according to Part 21, you will then lead the compliance demonstration until approval of the change under DOA. When it is classified major, as CQE you will be the main interface towards EASA.

Your challenges:
Your main responsibilities will include:

Project Management:

1. Organisation/allocation/workload management and priorities for “product evolution” topics in ETJF175 Team
2. Planning and piloting of Certification activities
3. Risk identification and mitigation
4. Follow-up and reporting on compliance demonstration activities progress, fixing hard points, and ensuring on-time completion of the activities
5. Ensuring interface with change board management process.

Certification/Qualification activities:

1. Identification and definition of the applicable Certification basis
2. Definition of Certification logic, establishing corresponding Plan
3. Leading the certification activities: reviewing and releasing all compliance documents, consolidating the results of the compliance demonstration and declaring compliance at helicopter level
4. Establishing Flight Conditions Approval files
5. Approving design changes and flight conditions under DOA privilege

Your profile:
You will have the following skills and experience:

1. Educated to a 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related discipline.
2. At least 5 years of overall Engineering experience including at least 3 years in design activities
3. Strong experience in one or many of the following systems is a plus: airframe, rotor, transmission, fuel, flight commands
4. At least 2 years in the certification activities of aircrafts (CVE, CQE)
5. Rigor and structured mind
6. Open minded, pro-active
7. Customer centric
8. Intellectual curiosity
9. Advanced level of French and English

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

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