Atr - Structures Engineer - Modifications (M/F)

ATR _ Structures Engineer - Modifications

**_About us _**

ATR is the **world's number one aircraft manufacturer in regional aviation**providing a new generation of turboprops. We are a joint venture between **two European aeronautical heavyweights, Airbus and Leonardo.**

From the world’s largest cities, to our planet’s most remote regions **, our purpose is to deliver air travel**to people, communities and businesses in an **innovative, sustainable and modern way.**

If you strive for excellence, are driven by **ambition**, **trust**and **respect**as we are, then get your career off to a flighting start with ATR

**Our leadership profile**:
**People Centric Entrepreneurial Inspiring Exemplary Innovative Humble**

**At ATR y**ou will work with passionate colleagues to make a difference in a human size company with attractive advantages**

We are looking for a **Structures Engineer - Modifications**to come onboard in our **Engineering**Directorate**in **Lawrence**’s team: a team of **10**collaborators

**_Your Mission _**

Within the Engineering Structures Department, the jobholder will contribute to all structural activities related to Type Design/Type Certificate changes from the technical evaluation of the request/need up to the certification of the change.

He/She will follow the design development (through PDR, CDR) in liaison with other ATR Engineering Departments and Partners Design Offices (Leonardo/Airbus Atlantic/Airbus), advising and supporting the understanding of applicable regulations and Means of Compliance and their constraints and contributing to design reviews by providing certification expertise.

He/She will contribute to the continued airworthiness process carrying out preliminary investigations on structures-related in-service events potentially affecting the safety of the operations and will also be involved in the aircraft structures quality improvement process by analyzing defect reports, defining or proposing solutions, in order to obtain better product reliability and lower maintenance cost.

He/She shall be able to challenge the industrialization of the design and the fabrication means foreseen by the partners and suppliers for serial manufacturing of ATR products.

**Activities**
- Contribute to all structural activities related to a TC change from the technical evaluation of the request/need up to the certification of the change.
- Carry out investigations on structures-related in-service events in a continued airworthiness framework.
- Coordinate laboratory activities for technical expertise of recovered parts from in-service aircraft; analyze test/laboratory reports to identify failure root causes and propose design solutions.
- Liaise with partners and suppliers design offices (Leonardo, Airbus Atlantic, Equipment suppliers) and follow up the design and investigation activities under their responsibility.
- Participate to meeting with EASA for certification of major changes and continued airworthiness issues on structures related topics.
- Provide transversal technical support to other ATR departments in the framework of quality investigations (ISQS, Working groups) or external communication (TPS, Talk about and meetings with customers).
- Provide technical support to airlines for queries concerning design evolution/configuration.
- Contribute to technical documentation update (e.g. CMM, AMM, JIC, Service Bulletin).
- Assess industrial impacts of modifications.
- Participate in the integration of technical solutions.
- Analyse design/build concepts to evaluate producible design/build definitions.

**_About you _**
- Field of study: Aerospace/Mechanical/Manufacturing
- At least 10 years of professional experience.
- Good knowledge of aircraft structures (design and stress), aircraft architecture and design development.
- Good knowledge of airframe materials, processes, technologies and relevant documentation.
- Solid understanding of standard drafting practices; experience with GD&T and dwgs reading/model interrogation.
- Ability to verify the compliance of a detailed design solution versus baseline of validated requirements.
- Knowledge of regulation and certification requirements (JAR25/CS25; PART21).
- Good knowledge and understanding of elementary parts fabrication (both composite and metallic technologies) and assembly of small/large aircraft components, production management and industrialization principles
- Knowledge of Lean principles would be a plus

**IT skills (tools)**
- CAD (Catia)
- Microsoft Office package
- IBM (GILDA, Samonit).

**Soft skills**
- Good communication and collaboration skills in multicultural context.
- Active listening and a pro-active approach.
- Must be able to work effectively with others in a team environment as well as independently with little supervision.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Goal oriented.
- Proven Leadership competences, ability to influence and challenge the status quo.
- Strong interpersonal, analytica