Airbus seeking more engineers for A320 final assembly line in Mobile

The $600 million Airbus final assembly line under construction at Mobile Aeorplex continues

to take shape, and hiring ramped up Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, with the posting of three new

liaison engineering positions. (Photo courtesy of Airbus)

MOBILE, Alabama – Airbus Americas Inc. is seeking liaison engineer candidates in three categories for its A320 final assembly line at Mobile Aeroplex.

The three new engineering positions posted early Wednesday will focus specifically on installation, structure and systems, and each requires a minimum of 10 months training abroad. According to company, liaison engineers provide “critical, time-sensitive engineering support to the Airbus production line, thereby, ensuring that each Airbus aircraft meets the highest standards of safety and reliability.”

Installation requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering with a focus on aerospace and experience with electrical design, including five years’ experience with electrical drawing sets. Structure requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering with a focus on aerospace/mechanical or aircraft construction. This position also requires a minimum five years’ experience in structure design or stress calculation in the aviation industry. Systems requires requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering with a focus on aerospace or mechanical, as well as a minimum five years’ experience in aircraft system definition or equipment development.

Airbus is currently building its first A320 assembly line on U.S. soil at Mobile Aeroplex, expected to figure prominently in the company’s ability to efficiently fill the mounting backlog for the popular single-aisle aircraft. The $600 million facility is slated to come online in 2015, deliver its first Mobile-assembled aircraft the following year and employ about 1,000 people when it reaches full annual production of 40 to 50 aircraft by 2018.