Strategic LTA & MRTT Fleet Resilience Engineer

Job Description:

An opportunity for a Strategic Fleet Resilience Engineer has airsen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join our Air Power Services team, we specialize in Capability Assurance-ensuring our TMA fleet remains technologically advanced, operationally unstoppable, and future-ready.

The key to fleet longevity lies in mastering the silent impact of technological advancement on existing platforms. As our Strategic Fleet Resilience Engineer, you won’t just be tracking parts or managing databases; you will be the architect of our fleet's survival and evolution.

You are the ultimate guardian of the TMA fleet, ensuring technical obsolescence never grounds our mission. This is a highly strategic, individual contributor role where you will turn potential technical crises into competitive and financial advantages for the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Master the Risk Landscape: Own, map, and analyze the obsolescence landscape across the fleet, building the predictive defenses that keep our aircraft flying.
• Drive Executive Strategy: Act as the vital bridge between technical reality and executive decision-making. You will translate complex technical risks into high-level, high-impact investment strategies.
• Protect the Fleet: Serve as the ultimate line of defense against AOG (Aircraft on Ground) events, directly ensuring our operational availability remains unmatched.
• Innovate & Optimize: Design modern, forward-thinking lifecycle roadmaps that balance cutting-edge technological upgrades with smart capital investment.

SKILLS

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:

• Education: You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
• Experience: You bring 3+ years of experience in Engineering or Customer Services (e.g., AMTAC). You understand the DNA of MRTT and LTA/M&L platforms and speak the language of these aircraft fluently.
• Languages: Advanced level in Spanish & English (both written and spoken) is required.
• Soft skills:
  • Forward-Thinking Planner: You excel at converting high-level risks into structured, actionable, and prioritized project roadmaps.
  • High-Level Communicator: You possess the unique ability to talk technical specifications with engineers and ROI (Return on Investment) with executives in the same hour.
  • Predictive Problem-Solver: You don't wait for a component to fail; you anticipate the challenge years in advance and have already engineered the solution.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates in products & benefits.

#MYCYM

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 Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Programme & Project Management

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