Helicopters Certification & Qualification Engineer (M/F)

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Helicopters Certification & Qualification Engineer (CQE) (H/F) to join our Certification Technical Directorate Team based in Toulouse, France.

Overview

Join the Certification and Airworthiness team in Toulouse and become the architect of airworthiness compliance for our helicopters. As a Certification & Qualification Engineer (CQE), you spearhead the entire process, ensuring that every new design change respects the stringent airworthiness requirements (FAR29/CS29).

Your working environment

Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Pyrenees mountains. It offers plenty of options for outdoor activities.

Benefits

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan, and voluntary employee stock purchase plan.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Health services centre, concierge services, gym, carpooling application depending on the site.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes and national and international mobility.

Challenges

• Certification Strategy: Define and establish the Certification Program (CP) by identifying the applicable certification basis and the necessary Means of Compliance for each project.
• Cross‑Functional Project Leadership: Coordinate high‑level stakeholders such as Chief Engineering, System Design Responsibles, Experts, Customer Support, Flight Test Pilots & Engineers, and ensure harmonization of the strategy with all relevant Certification Verification Engineers.
• Management and Deployment: Plan, manage and track the progress of compliance activities. Resolve roadblocks and ensure on‑time delivery of certifications.
• Official Validation: Review and release all compliance documentation, consolidate the results of the compliance demonstration, and declare compliance at the helicopter level.
• DOA Approval: Exercise the Design Organization Approval privilege for the approval of design changes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in engineering, ideally in aerospace certification (FAR29/CS29 and/or FAR25/CS25 knowledge is a major asset).
• Proven ability to lead projects and manage multiple interfaces.
• Rigor, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Employment Information

Company: AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Class Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Qualification & Operability

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