Propulsion Delivery Quality Manager III

Job Description

Team and Working Environment

Management and Oversight

• Manage propulsion-system quality and technical conformity before delivery to the Final Assembly Line in compliance with Airbus quality, health and safety, and POA requirements.
• Escalate Red Quality Gate risks, coordinate recovery plans, and manage propulsion-system non-conformances across suppliers, podding plants, and the Final Assembly Line.
• Manage concessions, Quality Survey Reports, supplier On-Site Support performance, aircraft DQM allocations, workload planning, and daily operations.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Represent Airbus to airline customers for propulsion-system presentations and inspections before Final Assembly Line delivery.
• Communicate complex issues with senior internal and external stakeholders, address customer feedback, and act as the escalation point for high-exposure issues.
• Lead cross-functional crisis management during the delivery phase and support customer satisfaction improvements.

Product Quality Assurance

• Identify quality trends and ensure containment, corrective actions, and prevention through Practical Problem Solving, 9S, and End-to-End Dynamic Containment and Prevention.
• Release the Propulsion System Inspection Document after checking technical documentation and product inspection for POA and safety compliance.
• Manage as-built status and conformity documentation, inspect reworked propulsion parts or assemblies, support audits, and provide technical quality leadership.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead lessons-learned sessions, value-stream and customer-transformation projects, business-efficiency initiatives, and adoption of digital quality tools such as Skywise.
• Maintain quality feedback loops and lead initiatives that improve organizational capability, quality KPIs, sustainable growth, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of experience in aircraft propulsion systems and/or procurement-related fields.
• A technical or engineering background is required.
• Knowledge of supply-chain quality, industrial quality processes, audits, inspections, and control procedures is required.
• Advanced English proficiency, strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, autonomy, adaptability, and project-management capability are required.
• French is a plus, SAP experience is preferred, and a bachelor's degree is preferred.

Workplace and Travel

• The role is 100% onsite at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama.
• Travel of approximately 10% may be domestic or international, sometimes on short notice.

Physical Requirements