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As a MAP Installation Specialist for ATDC in Tianjin, China, you will represent Engineering and Chief Engineering to provide rapid solutions and engineering decisions for aircraft technical issues from FAL start-up to delivery. This fixed-term professional role offers flexible working hours with required standby duties, overtime, and occasional European travel.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Mechanics, Structure, Electricity, Aerodynamics, Physics, or Automatism and Control.
  • At least 5 years of experience in the aviation industry, mechanical system, electrical/equipment installation, or cabin upgrading.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken) at negotiation level.
  • Possession of CoC delegations and a CAAC/EASA/FAA maintenance license is a plus.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Aircraft troubleshooting: Analyze Non-Conformities during assembly and testing to provide root cause identification and repair solutions.
  • Safety and compliance: Provide aircraft safety assessments and create temporary aircraft definitions for operational tests.
  • Process improvement: Propose design or manufacturing improvements to resolve recurrent Non-Conformities.
  • Technical communication: Establish a cross-functional network across Design Offices, Technical Authorities, and customers to support aircraft delivery.
  • Potential transition routes: People from aerospace engineering, aircraft maintenance, or quality assurance roles may bring strong technical foundations and troubleshooting skills, alongside meeting the aviation experience requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB INFORMATION

Job Title: MAP Installation Specialist

Type of Contract: Local Hire

Location: Tianjin, China

Company : ATDC

Department:

  • Functional Org Unit Siglum: ACO1MI

CONTEXT OF THE POSITION...

Who are we? The MAP (French “Mise Au Point”) Engineering acts with the delegation of the Airbus Design Organization and as an extension of Chief Engineering to rapidly provide solutions and engineering decisions to aircraft technical issues encountered from FAL start up to delivery in terms of topics that require engineering expertise, in order to guarantee A/C delivery on time and on quality in accordance with the A320 Family/A330 and A350 programme objectives. In the meantime, we contribute to the aircraft safety, product maturity and reduction of recurring costs.

The jobholder represents Engineering and Chief Engineering in A320 family Final Assembly Line and Wide Body (A330&A350) Completion in the Delivery Centre in Tianjin.

The jobholder is in charge of all ATA chapters (ATA29,ATA28,ATA27,ATA26,ATA30,ATA32, ATA34,ATA47,ATA49, ATA21, ATA36, ATA35, ATA38, etc) for Mechanical System Installation (MSI), ATA 25 Cabin/Cargo installation, and ATA 92 for Electrical/ Equipment Installation (ESI). The jobholder supports final assembly, testing and delivery from FAL starts up to aircraft ferry flight to airline customers.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Analyze Non-Conformities discovered during aircraft assembly, testing and delivery phases. Provide troubleshooting instructions to support root cause identification and resolution.

Provide assessment of Non-Conformities, including acceptability of deviations, proposed rework or repair solutions and final acceptability of the rework in accordance with the relevant processes. Make the direct contribution to the on-time and on-quality Top Company delivery target.

Provide long term solutions to recurrent Non-Conformities through the proposition of design or manufacturing improvements, contributing to the continuous improvement of our products.

Provide aircraft safety assessments and ensure the aircraft safety based on the MAP disposition and endorsement.

Create temporary aircraft definitions (Special Instructions) in order to support operational tests.

Support operations for any disruption in the manufacturing process.

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Airbus

MAP Installation Specialist

Tianjin
On-site

Establish a network across the Design Office, Technical Authorities and Engineering Support communities for the A320 family, A330 and A350 in China, Europe and the USA.

Support delivery by providing technical justifications to customers.

This role requires some business travel in Europe.

The position operates under flexible working hours and involves standby duties and overtime during evenings and weekends.

QUALIFICATION

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree with a major in Industrial Design, Mechanics, Structure, Electricity, Aerodynamics, Physics or Automatism and Control.

EXPERIENCE : At least five years experience in Aviation industry, Mechanical System, Electrical or Equipment Installation or cabin upgrading.

CERTIFICATION: Hold CoC delegations for multiple ATA chapters and demonstrate broad process and technical expertise . CAAC/EASA/FAA maintenance license is a plus.

LANGUAGE: Fluent in English, both in written and spoken, at negotiation level.

KNOWLEDGE / TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Possess strong technical knowledge in aircraft design or maintenance with a comprehensive understanding of relevant Airbus processes. Technical background enabling effective comprehension of engineering documents and application of logical reasoning to solve problems.

ABILITIES: Logical thinking and analytical skills, problem-solving capability, effective communication, decisive, mentoring and influencing skills.

TRAITS: Rigorous, logical, organized, team player, constant learner, listener, customer focused, continuous improvement mindset, high level of integrity, sense of responsibility and resilience.

DRIVER / VALUES: Ownership, self-driven and proactive work ethic, strong team spirit and collaborative mindset, commitment to continuous learning and improvement

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 (Tianjin) Delivery Centre Limited

Employment Type:
Fixed term
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Qualification & Operability

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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