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Airbus • Cadiz, Spain

Jigs and Tools Engineer

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

The Tools Development Engineer will join the Jigs&Tools department within the Manufacturing Engineering area at the Airbus Cádiz site.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following core activities:

  • Requirements Management: Lead the analysis, assessment, and formal acceptance of Jigs and Tools (J&T) requests.
  • Technical Leadership: Act as the Technical Project Leader for J&T, serving as the primary engineering interface for external suppliers.
  • Supplier Governance: Drive the technical down-selection process and provide rigorous end-to-end follow-up on supplier performance.
  • Industrial Documentation: Execute the creation of Multi-Functional Team (MFT) documentation and ensure the integrity of Design and Manufacturing Data Sets through formal validation.
  • Quality Assurance: Orchestrate the Manufacturing Acceptance process in coordination with Plant/FAL Quality Assurance to ensure all tooling meets Airbus standards.
  • Lifecycle Strategy: Define technical requirements for maintenance, training, recertification, and re-calibration to ensure long-term tool reliability.
  • Operational Integration: Manage the seamless handover of tooling to Operations, ensuring all technical requirements are met for production.
  • Advanced Engineering: Design innovative J&T solutions for new developments, R&T (Research & Technology) projects, and strategic industrial transfers.

Mandatory Requirement: Extensive professional experience specifically as a Jigs and Tools Engineer is essential for this role.

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 Operations SL

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Manufacturing Engineering

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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.

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

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