AVIATION SAFETY ENGINEER (f/m)

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an aviation Safety Engineer (f/m) to join our M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering) Technical Authority and Security department, based in Toulouse, France. You will be part of a team developing the central Safety Management System (SMS) framework across all Production Organisation Approval (POA) areas.

Location

As part of the Safety & Security for Operations team, you will be involved in the early detection, mitigation, and resolution of systemic aviation risks aiming at protecting production activities and fostering an advanced Safety Culture and Speak‑Up mindset. The city of Toulouse is a dynamic capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Pyrenees mountains.

Benefits

Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.

Work / Life Balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services centre, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.

Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10,000 e‑learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Airbus supports you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your Challenges

• Manage and resolve SMS cases in strict compliance with the systemic safety production management processes.
• Support compliance demonstration activities during reviews with internal auditors and the European regulation authority (EASA).
• Coordinate SMS implementation steps and local action plans throughout manufacturing plants, FALs, and business areas.
• Drive awareness and communication campaigns regarding aviation safety standards directly tailored for shopfloor teams.
• Consolidate overall SMS data tracking to generate operational visualisations and reporting structures for Executive Management.

Your Boarding Pass

• Proven professional experience in Safety Management Systems (SMS) case resolution within an industrial production setup.
• Strong structural background in manufacturing engineering processes and POA regulatory frameworks.
• Practical training or operational experience as a Safety Item Manager (SIM) focusing on SARI tracking methodologies.
• Advanced data management skills with ability to extract and process complex data sets using tools like Skywise, Looker, or Data Studio.
• Full professional fluency in both French and English (negotiation level) is required; Spanish or German language skills are a plus.

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Job Specifications

• Employment Type: Permanent
• Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13
• Experience Level: Professional
• Job Family: Qualification & Operability

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