Cabin Program Director

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Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Cabin Program Director to join our Engineering department based in Newport Beach, CA or Mobile, AL.

You will be leading multifunctional End-to-End activities onsite at supplier premises (View email address on workus.org) to support work package development & industrialization, ensuring on-time and on-quality delivery to respective Airbus sites. The role is a key element of the new cabin program organization and strengthens the end to end management of cabin developments.

Meet the team

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment

Located in stunning Southern California is our satellite office in Newport Beach, CA. This office supports our west coast procurement operations. Being just 10 miles from the beach provides a great opportunity to have your lunch al fresco and enjoy the California sunshine.

How we care for you

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges

Program Management Activities: 60%

• Lead new product introduction (NPI) work packages originating from new development or customization, transfers of work of cabin work packages (buy-buy & buy-make) or in-service issues across a number of suppliers.
• Work closely with the supplier and hold regular industrial review meetings (IRMs) and APQP key business results review meetings to supervise & drive the progress and maturity of the manufacturing readiness level (MRL).
• Ensure efficient collaboration among the different supplier and Airbus functions along agreed landmarks and results, implement and operate a multi-functional local IPT governance.
• Promote and enable the involved Airbus functions in their role, with empowerment to influence suppliers at the Executive level.
• Provide continuous and accurate visibility and communication to all Airbus internal partners up to Sr. Management level.
• Anticipate risks and issues likely to impact the program parameters and proactively ensure these are addressed, communicated and elevated when needed.
• Demonstrate proactive program management with frequent on site interaction and assessment of the supply base, including suppliers subtiers.
• Interact with the suppliers on a frequent basis to resolve if Airbus communication and requirements were received, understood and are being implemented, take appropriate action with the supplier if not.
• Identify if supplier development teams are enabled and working in the Airbus and assigned project development environment, and take appropriate action with the supplier to secure the deployment of Processes, Methods and Tools (PMT).

Airbus and Assignment Interests: 30%

• Represent Airbus and an assigned project in program and company situations with professional behaviors.
• Analyze the supplier interests to decide if they are in line with Airbus in short-, mid- and long-term goals and identify cross program risks and opportunities.
• Support good communication between Airbus and suppliers for all value streams.
• Act as a day to day extension of the central program teams, PDTs and Functions.
• Support maturity reviews, program reviews, and industrial reviews with the suppliers.

Additional Responsibilities: 10%

• Ad-hoc responsibilities as assigned

Your boarding pass

• Master’s/Graduate degree in engineering, quality or program management or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Seven (7) years of experience in the aviation industry, in the areas of project management, design and production
• Ability to work well in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment.
• Specific experience with cabin development processes and testing.
• Effective communications skills and the ability to handle communications and sometimes disagreements between different functions/departments with disparate missions and gain agreement on a path forward.
• Ability to coordinate the work of others with different technical skills and experiences.
• Ability to lead problem solving using a matrix organization and without direct management authority by using communication, interpersonal, expertise, technical and Airbus knowledge to establish influence and gain authority within assigned organization.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, with strong influencing ability
• French, German or Spanish skills preferred but not required
• Experience with aircraft systems, structure or cabin development and testing.

Ability to work in the US without current or future need for sponsorship/work authorization is required for this opportunity.

Salary range

Salary range based on the required profile: $150,000 - $170,000/year (including a variable part based on your performance). Information provided as an indication.

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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 Americas, Inc.

Employment Type

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level

Professional

Remote Type

Flexible

Job Family

Programme & Project Management

Job Posting End Date: 07.09.2026

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