Manager Cabin Interiors
Date: 6 Nov 2025
Location: Abu Dhabi, AE
Company: Etihad Airways
Synopsis
Develop cabin interior products and research supporting the interior design strategy. Establish benchmarking presentations and market trends identifying opportunities to optimize customer satisfaction in balance with commercial and operational goals.
Accountabilities
- Document and implement product specifications and standards.
- Benchmark interior products across fleet and competitive landscape, communicating infographic presentations to depict an intuitive story.
- Create effective presentations, research industry trends, and conduct competitor analysis to support department objectives and strategy.
- Inspect and monitor product performance, ensuring products maintain target standards, supporting service teams to identify issues and improvements.
- Support product development process for scalable manufacturability to ensure high standards are upheld consistently.
- Facilitate increased in-service durability while improving aesthetics and guest facing features.
- Assist RFP evaluations supporting vendor recommendations.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of Aeronautical and/or Mechanical engineering and/or Industrial Design
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in transportation, aviation, design, or engineering relevant to aircraft interior design.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!
To learn more, visit etihad.com
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