Human factors specialist for safety in maintenance (m/f)

**Job Description:**

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Human Factors Specialist for Safety in maintenance (M/F) to join our *Safety in Maintenance & Compliance (SIW) department* based in *Toulouse, France*.

You will be part of a team developing *Safety in Maintenance activities within Airbus Customer Services*. As part of the *Engineering & Maintenance organisation*, you will be involved in *Human Factors activities for maintenance operations*, aiming at *enhancing fleet safety, customer operational efficiency and compliance*.

The Human Factors’ mission is to contribute to safety and customer operation efficiency, by ensuring that Airbus considers Human performance and limitations in its research, development, certification, production and customer support activities for its Products, Services and Processes. Minimizing human operator workload and errors, enabling effective abnormal situation responses and enhancing task performance is part of the mission.

You will be joining a passionate and highly motivated team and network that are industry leaders in the development and the growth of the Human Factors discipline in Maintenance.


* Your working environment: *


Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!


* How we care for you: *
* Financial rewards: *Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis
* Work / Life Balance: *Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services
* Wellbeing / Health: *Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application
* Individual development: *Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility


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


* Your challenges: *


As part of a highly transversal team that supports all elements of the support of the fleet and the support to the design office, your work will be highly varied and interesting.


* Task 1 - Safety of the fleet*
* Contribute to safety enhancement process (MC.PS.10, SCM, PSC, PTA) focused on HF analysis of Human related occurrences reported to Airbus in service
* Monitoring the trends, detecting and providing qualitative and quantitative outputs to the maintenance safety group
* Contribute to the set-up and the evolution of a collaborative environment (HERO) for airlines/Airbus investigation
* Contribute to continued airworthiness process (MC.PS.02) by preparing the Airbus answer to the PART-21.B extension to Maintenance highlighting the analysis of Human related occurrence in continuous airworthiness
* Preparing the frame and performing an efficient HF analysis of Human related events created in the frame of the PART21 obligations and as per Airbus standard (method, time frame, interfaces, outputs, validity of inputs and analysis)
* Preparing and contributing to the official report (risk assessment) of the analysed event, validated with the relevant network
* Task 2 - Efficiency, usability and quality of the products in service*
* Feed Aircraft Operability teams and Design Office with In-service data related to human contributions in Maintenance (Feedback loop to Engineering)
* Exchange and capitalize on experience feedback with final users
* Prepare future design with specific audit on some functions with customers: design office request, use of critical function or procedures
* Contribute to build a mapping of worldwide profiles, working situations and organizations (in maintenance) of today and in the future
* Task 3 - User centered approach integration*
* Integrate human factors principles in safety analysis, lessons learnt analysis and transfer them to relevant entities
* Develop processes and tools to support the monitoring of human related occurrences
* Provide recommendations for enhancing maintenance solutions through a systemic approach (products, documentation and training)
* Task 4 - Human Factors governance, innovation & research*
* Contribute with other entities in commercial aircraft to set-up the governance, processes, methods & tools of the Human Factors in Maintenance
* Contributing to Human Factors in Maintenance innovation and research projects
* Conducting Human Factors analyses of in-service use of products to capture issues, safety risks and lessons learnt
* Task 5 - Transversal coordination*
* Foster efficient cooperation with the Airbus department in charge of the technical data, the Ground Supplier Equipment, the design office
* Be in close coordination with the Airbus Human Factors network within Customer Services
* Coordinate on some topics with flight operations department in customer service (e.g. continuous airworthiness)
* Your boarding pass: *
* Educational qualifications*
* Master degree or PhD in Cognitive Psychology / Ergonomics
* Knowledge of human and human factors methods (complete cursus up to master-2 or PhD)
* Academic or professional background in physiology and anthropometrics would be appreciated
* Technical expertise*
* Knowledge of human capabilities and limitations in complex and high risk systems
* Knowledge of HMI usability criteria and processes for product design
* Knowledge of standards in the field of human factors & maintenance
* Knowledge of ergonomics / psychology methods
* Minimum 5 years experience as Human Factors specialist
* Knowledge of maintenance tasks, aircraft and airline operations
* Basic knowledge of Project Management techniques
* Advanced level in English (minimum B2, C1 targeted)
* Behavioral skills*
* You like working in technical fields
* You like working in multi-competence and multi-functional teams
* Pragmatic, analytical and synthesis skills
* Structured, logical and organized
* Ability to handle complex subjects
* Speak-up mindset, presentation and negotiation skills
* Autonomous and creative
* Ability to work in a multicultural and diverse environment
* Willingness to travel occasionally
* Not a 100% match? No worries!*


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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 SAS

* Employment Type:*


Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13


* Experience Level:*


Professional

* Job Family:*


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