Flight Operations Engineer (m/f)

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Flight Operations Engineer (f/m) to join the Customer Services Department based in Toulouse, France.

The Airbus Flight Operation Support and Training Standards (STL) department is composed of approximately 170 dedicated professionals in Europe, with additional staff globally. This team, which includes pilots, simulator instructors, flight operations engineers, performance engineers, and support directors, collaborates to deliver comprehensive operational support to our operators. The STL department provides airline flight operations with all the necessary data for pilots and airline flight operation engineers to operate safely and efficiently Airbus aircraft. In this position, the applicant will join the Center of Competences (in the STLI1 group) of the Flight Operation Support and Training Standards department (STL) and work closely with pilots, simulator instructors, flight operation engineers, and several other Airbus departments such as Flight Tests, Flight Crew Training, Safety, Aircraft Design, Program Support, Human factors specialists, Engineering Support, Skywise, etc. You will be in contact with airworthiness authorities for approved or certified products and airline counterparts including chief pilots, technical pilots, flight ops engineers, performance engineers, dispatchers and instructors.

Worldwide travel for business (once or twice a year on average) is expected after one year in the position.

Your challenges

• Conducting technical studies on a set of ATA systems with a regular change of perimeter.
• Creating or modifying the operational documentation for the use of pilots (FCOM, AFM, FCTM, MMEL/CDL, QRH) either for continuous improvement or new system embodiment.
• Defining normal or abnormal procedures for the flight crew in coordination with other stakeholders.
• Preparing supporting dossier to airworthiness authorities (EASA, FAA) under the supervision of a CVE/DAE to justify certified manual change (MMEL/AFM).
• Studying MMEL dispatch conditions or deviations to permit the maximum flexibility for operators.
• Assessing safety events and technical issues to propose flight crew recommendations and alternative procedures.
• Using the configuration criterion of Airbus aircraft to deliver appropriate content to operators.
• Supporting operators on a daily basis, answering operator queries on technical subjects about flight operations.
• Performing presentations on flight operation subjects in seminars or web conferences.
• Visiting airlines and performing observation flights to improve airline operations.
• Taking part in on‑call standby, outside working hours, to support the support centre and customer care centre in delivering operational assistance and approved deviations to the MMEL.
• Providing NavBlue with operational expertise to develop flight operation services and products.
• Participating in the development of new tools for flight operations continuous improvement.

Your boarding pass

• Educated to a 5‑year degree level in aeronautics or equivalent.
• Versatile person with proven ability to work in changing environments under time pressure.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of aircraft systems, or the ability to quickly learn and understand aircraft systems.
• Capacity to organise and prioritise tasks in a team‑spirit working environment, in autonomous teams.
• Communication skills (written, verbal) and customer‑focused personality.
• Knowledge of airline operations, or practical aviation experience, or flight operation experience is advantageous.
• A good knowledge of MMEL study/justification or process is advantageous.
• Language skills: English negotiation level.

Thank you for considering this opportunity. This position is subject to compliance risks and requires a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, ages, genders, disabilities, sexual orientations, or religious beliefs.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the recruitment process. Any impersonation that demands payment should be reported to