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Working at Airbus

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Join Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France as a CORE Technical Leader Windchill CorePDM. In this permanent, full-time Digital role, you will lead the architecture, performance, and technical excellence of Windchill applications supporting helicopter product lifecycle management.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of technical and functional expertise in Windchill.
  • Proven technical leadership experience.
  • Knowledge of DevOps and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies.
  • Experience with the Agile way of working.
  • Fluent English and advanced French language skills.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Windchill expertise: Ensure robust architecture, high availability, performance optimization, and major incident management for the Windchill CorePDM application.
  • Technical leadership: Define coding standards, validate architectural choices, and guide development teams using DevOps practices.
  • System integration: Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into secure technical roadmaps.
  • Potential transition routes: People from PLM Architect, Senior Windchill Developer, or Technical Project Manager roles may bring relevant enterprise software and PLM skills, alongside meeting the mandatory Windchill and leadership requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Technical Leader Windchill CorePDM to join our Physical Product Department based in Marignane, France.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities : Airbus Helicopters - MarignaneYou will enjoy a unique professional experience at the very heart of our helicopter manufacturing operations.

To find out more about our site and activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flu57j6g-0g

Your future missions :

You will be part of a team in the End To End Develop domain, which delivers digital solutions for the entire end-to-end development process of our helicopters.

As part of the team, you will be involved in the Technical Lead of Windchill CorePDM application aiming at the Product Lifecycle Management of helicopters.

Your main missions will be :

1. Architecture, Resilience & Performance :

  • Guarantee the robustness, scalability, and high availability of the application.
  • Design fault-tolerant architectures and drive the observability strategy (monitoring, tracing, alerting).
  • Track down bottlenecks and optimize performance to seamlessly handle massive traffic spikes.

2. Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence :

  • Define and enforce high standards for code quality, security, and automation.
  • Own the code review process and validate the team's architectural and technological choices.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to technical teams. Define and share best practices and guidelines for developing and deploying solutions.
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

3. Strategic Alignment & System Integration :

  • Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and the Product Manager to translate business requirements into secure, realistic technical roadmaps.
  • Review and approve technical solutions proposed by the Development Team
  • Ensure seamless integration of the application within the company's global IT landscape.
  • Effectively balance delivering new business features with paying down technical debt.

. Major Incident Management :

  • Act as the ultimate technical reference and facilitator during critical production incidents to guide the team toward rapid resolution.

Your profile :

  • Min 10 years of technical and functional expertise in Windchill application with proven technical leadership experience.
  • Knowledge of technologies DevOps, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies.
  • Excellent communicator, who can easily demystify complex technical topics for stakeholders and top management.
  • Fluent English, advanced level of French.
  • Experience with the Agile way of working.

3 Reasons to join us :

Our Values : Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity : We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits :

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

  • A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
  • Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Our recruitment process :

  • 1. Apply online.
  • 2. Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
  • 3. Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.
  • 4. Conduct recruitment interviews : HR interview and technical interview with your future manager
  • 5. Receive the job offer!

Ready to take off ? Give a new dimension to your career by applying online now!

#LI-JC2

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Digital

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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 frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

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

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Airbus

#CORE Technical Leader Windchill CorePDM (H/F)

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Competitive salary with bonuses, profit-sharing, and share ownership plan

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