Cabin Vendor Manager (Contract)

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Job Description:

The Cabin Vendor Manager (CVM) applies ample knowledge of principles, theories, concepts, industry practices in the development of engineering and certification solutions for various cabin modules (i.e. galleys, lavatories, stowage's), passenger and attendant seats, and IFE subjects.

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.

Primary Responsibilities

Your challenges:

• Responsible for engineering development per the aircraft modification project plan
  
• Responsible for generating specific technical solutions to support cabin or cargo compartment upgrades including, but not limited to, cabin or cargo monument/equipment installation, monument system and electrical definition.
  
• Responsible for generating customized monument specifications.
  
• Responsible for engineering (installation, adaptation or removal) drawings and ensuring their accuracy and quality.
  
• Responsible for generating installation, adaptation or removal instructions to support input for Service Bulletins.
  
• Responsible for determining the parts required for monument and kit definition.
  
• Manage the engineering (installation, adaptation or removal) drawings and generating customized monument specifications using subcontractors (internal and external).
  
• Support the certification process as required.
  
• Strong liaison with other departments (both internally and internationally), vendors/suppliers and subcontractors.
  
• Responsible for vendor liaison activities and meeting support.
  
• Overall vendor risk and opportunity management.
  
• Responsible for vendor and internal documentation support of the certification process, including Vendor Service Bulletins check.
  
• Support with vendor ITCM, PDR, CDR, and FAI reviews with vendors and customers
  
• Provide customer guidance during technical meetings and reviews.
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned: 5%
  

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor’s Degree-Engineering: (Mechanical /Aeronautic/Civil /Electrical Engineering)
  

• Bachelor’s Degree: Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience; OR Master’s Degree: Minimum of 4 years of engineering experience.
  

• Core Track Record: Direct exposure to project or program engineering methodologies.
  
• CAD Skills: Proven ability to create, interpret, and review designs using industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., CATIA).
  
• Authorized to Work in the US
  
• Ability to build and maintain an internal network with colleagues globally
  
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics
  
• Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills
  
• Service Bulletins: General knowledge of the Service Bulletin production process, alongside the ability to read, interpret, and cross-reference SBs, Bills of Materials (BOM), and customer modification requirements.
  
• Technical Publications (Preferred): Experienced in navigating and using industry-standard Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC) and ATA Technical Manuals (AMM, SRM, etc.).
  
• Regulatory Frameworks (Preferred): Familiarity with FAA and/or EASA regulations with respect to aircraft parts procurement, technical documentation, and product traceability.
  
• Synthesis: Exceptional analytical agility with the ability to interpret an extensive variety of complex technical aircraft topics.
  
• Global Networking: Natural ability to build, nurture, and maintain a proactive internal network with colleagues across global Airbus sites.
  
• Teamwork: A strong team player with the relationship-building skills required to align colleagues, airline clients, external partners, and airworthiness authorities.
  
• Communication Style: Possesses a synthetic mindset (distilling complex data into clear summaries) balanced with professional assertiveness. Demonstrates high-level listening and oral skills when leading discussions on technical issues and solutions.

Preferred Experience

• Airline / MRO experience desired
  
• Aircraft Cabin related experience.
  
• Python or other programming language experience. Practical airline, hangar, or MRO environment experience.
  
• Specific experience related to Aircraft Cabin interiors or modifications.
  
• Professional Project Management Certification (PMP).
  
• Basic programming or coding experience.
  
• Airline / MRO experience desired
  
• Aircraft Cabin related experience.
  
• Python or other programming language experience
  

Travel Required

• Up to 10 % (Domestic and International)
  

Level of Decision Making: (Level/Impact of decision making: strategic, tactical, operational)

• In depth knowledge in project management to identify impact on stakeholders and make the best possible decision for the project
  

• Utilize information from various sources to develop new approaches to mitigate risks
  
• Strategic PM: In-depth knowledge of project management frameworks to predict downstream impacts on stakeholders and make optimal, objective decisions for the project.
  

• Risk Mitigation: Proven ability to pull data from disparate, varied sources to develop innovative risk-mitigation approaches.
  

Nature of Contacts

Involved, negotiation type communication on a regular basis with internal and external parties

Physical Requirements

Onsite 80% Remote 20%

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

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

Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily

Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily

Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily

Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily

Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily

Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer. Daily

Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily