Engineer - Projects

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Air Canada’s Project Engineering team is currently looking for engineers with experience in aircraft interior layout, structural and stress analysis, and holding a degree in mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, prepare, and support engineering projects requested by internal clients regarding the passenger environment. Activities focus primarily on cabin layout, aircraft structures, and hydromechanical systems.
• Liaise with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal and external clients.
• Ensure that expected deliverables are completed within deadlines and budget.
• Provide technical support for aircraft maintenance at designated locations and act as a technical liaison between the Corporation and component manufacturers.
• Prepare cost estimates, technical instructions, and project evaluations for Corporation initiatives and new product design.
• Develop specifications for equipment and apparatus included in the cabin layout of new and retrofitted aircraft.
• Represent Engineering at multidisciplinary meetings and provide expert commentary in their field.
• Certify new cabin layouts.
• Produce technical drawings, technical instructions, and test and certification reports regarding the cabin layout of all Air Canada aircraft.
• Prepare, review, and approve structural analyses (static, fatigue, damage tolerance, and vibration analyses), review manual calculations and finite element analyses, evaluate structural repairs not covered in the Structural Repair Manual, and produce decompression analysis reports and interior component static tests.
• Review service bulletins and airworthiness directives concerning our fleet.

Qualifications

• Engineering training required.
• Experience in mechanics and aviation, and engineering certification preferred.
• Team spirit, proven communication skills, and strong customer focus.
• Ability to write technical descriptions and instructions, as well as information sheets and reports, in a clear and concise style.
• Ability to create technical drawings using AutoCAD and prepare certification reports.
• Meticulousness and attention to detail to the satisfaction of internal clients.
• Initiative, minimal need for supervision, and ability to make decisions.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to coordinate details to successfully reach the final result.
• Availability to work overtime and on-call, according to daily needs.
• Good knowledge of standard PC software (Microsoft Office suite), as well as AutoCAD and Inventor.
• Availability and willingness to travel for a few weeks at a time, several times a year.
• Freedom to enter other countries without restriction (United States, Israel, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom).
• Eligibility to obtain a restricted area identity card in Canadian airports (criminal background check).
• Punctuality and reliability to support the overall success of the team in a fast-paced environment.
• Assets
  • Knowledge of regulatory design certification standards of Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Conditions of employment:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country concerned at the time an offer of employment is presented and are responsible for obtaining work permits, visas, or other necessary authorizations. Proof of eligibility must be provided before the start date.

Language Requirements

All things being equal, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Diversity and inclusion

Air Canada is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding workplace that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to our business success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diverse applications so that we can have a workforce that is varied and representative of our customers and the communities where we live and offer our services.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.