Project Cabin Engineer

About Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group, is the national airline of Belgium with its home base at Brussels Airport.
Our mission is to be the most reliable airline, making everyone feel at home.
We are passionate about what we do, whether it’s on board, in an office, in the hangar or at an airport. Our people are recognized for always going above and beyond and for constantly challenging themselves.

Purpose of the position

Within the engineering department, you will be active as a Project Cabin Engineer.

• You will be responsible for a specific cabin engineering project related to the renewal of Brussels Airlines A330 longhaul cabin.
• You will take into account the best possible cost-effective solution for each individual part of your project.
• You will be responsible for the implementation of the continued airworthiness management tasks related to your project.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• You will be involved during scope definition of the A330 longhaul cabin together with product and marketing.
• You will work with the A330 longhaul Cabin Project Manager dedicated to the A330 longhaul cabin project and will be responsible for the project engineering work for your assigned aircraft ATA chapters of the dedicated project.
• Make yourself familiar with current A330 cabin & differences between aircraft.
• You will execute the project engineering of the A330 longhaul cabin renewal.
• You will be in contact with aircraft manufacturer, STC providers, OEM’s, MRO’s and BCAA.
• Analysis and implementation of STC and P21 modification packages, discuss with STC and P21 holders for cost effective solutions.
• You will review all project related OEM data (e.g. Service Bulletins, CMM’s, …) and you will make recommendations & instructions for cost-effective implementation.
• You will be in contact with other Brussels Airlines departments (marketing, product, purchase, logistics, …) related to the project.
• You will follow-up of the implementation of the project of the first aircraft during heavy maintenance checks on site.
• Review implementation issues and propose solutions for quick and cost efficient corrective actions to not endanger the project budget and leadtime.
• Ensure that the changed aircraft configuration is correctly processed to allow a flowless usage of the cabin at maintenance and engineering department during the operations.
• Develop documentation packages for continued airworthiness follow-up.

 Your profile

• Minimum 5 years in Cabin Engineering or equivalent by experience
• You are highly interested in aviation
• You have project engineering knowledge
• You can manage problems and projects in an orderly manner
• You are strong in analysing problems and critical in studies
• You work accurate and thorough, are well-organized and like to create order and structure
• You can work under stress and show the necessary flexibility
• You can perform administrative work & follow up in a structured way
• You have good communication skills in English (Dutch and French is an advantage)
• You have knowledge of MS office (Knowledge of MRO software AMOS is a benefit)
• You are pro-active and have open attitude
• You are a team player
• You are willing to travel abroad

What we offer

• Brussels Airlines, member of Lufthansa Group, is Belgium’s national airline. We connect the capital of Europe to more than 70 destinations. Maintenance & Engineering is at the core of our operations: we make sure our birds stay in the air!
• As we are on the path to growth again, with fleet expansions and the newest type of aircraft joining, we offer real career opportunities and the ability to learn different aspects of running an airline
• A fulltime permanent employment contract (38h/week)
• A work regime that takes into account a very healthy work-life balance
• A flexible reward plan that allows you to optimize part of your salary.
• Travel benefits once you are 6 months in the company
• Profit sharing.
• Group insurance.
• Company medical plan (optional).
• Meal & eco vouchers.
• A spot in a very enthusiastic team & a great company to work for.