#ET18A - Preliminary Design & Sizing Engineer for Future Projects (m/f) (Open)

Preliminary Design & Sizing Engineer (f/m)

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Preliminary Design & Sizing Engineer (f/m) to join our Product Policy & Architecture Department based in Marignane, France.

Your task will actively contribute towards the preparation of the next generation of rotorcrafts with the aim to increase prediction capability & convergence at predesign stage through optimization methods and mitigate risk of novel concepts at an early stage to take into account aeromechanical convergence and performance optimization of subsystems (weight, cost, etc.).

Your working environment

Marignane is a dynamic city in the southeast of France, located near Marseille‑Provence Airport. Close to Aix‑en‑Provence and Marseille, the area offers rich cultural, tourist, and water sports opportunities on the Côte Bleue.

How we care for you

• Financial rewards: attractive salary, success agreements, profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan, and optional stock purchase program.
• Work/Life Balance: extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, staff council, and various social, cultural and sport activities.
• Wellbeing / Health: complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Site‑specific health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: unlimited access to +10,000 e‑learning courses, certifications, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Your challenges

• Lead preliminary design and sizing activities in a multinational, military and complex environment.
• Develop a strategic influence towards military customers and governmental authorities as the focal point of such strategic studies.
• Perform conceptual activities comprising sizing and costing of conventional aircraft systems and advanced concepts, including integration of innovative and disruptive technologies at aircraft level.
• Lead technical studies with aircraft architects and other experts from exploration phase to feasibility prior to pre‑development for new aircraft types, new concepts, and upgrades.
• Ensure convergence of Program Specification and technical sizing, iterating with marketing/strategy. Technical convergence includes regular positioning of the feasibility layout before the competition.
• Multi‑systems preliminary sizing and costing (engine, main rotor, tail rotor, main gearbox key characteristics).
• First cabin sizing in terms of volume and number of passengers.
• Preliminary point performance estimations (HOGE, speeds, CAT‑A, etc.).
• Preliminary mission performance computations (payload, range, etc.).
• Preliminary weight and cost estimations.
• Weights & centre of gravity envelope and trends.
• Global consistency of the iterative best technical approaches.
• Parametric studies and optimisation to find the best compromise between technical elements and customer requirements.
• Delivery of results to internal customers (chief engineer, programmes) in the form of presentations and documents.

Your profile

• Degree (Bachelor, Master, Diploma with additional qualification or PhD) in Aeronautics Engineering or equivalent.
• Several years of experience in aerospace programmes sizing/re‑design of new vehicles.
• Flight physics, performance, aerodynamic skills.
• Practical experience in modelling, programming and prediction tool development.
• Strong competencies with Python and MATLAB.
• Very good understanding of the various aerospace engineering disciplines involved in aircraft development: aeromechanics, flight mechanics, propulsion, dynamic systems, safety analysis, design, etc.
• Understanding of technology product trade‑off analysis (architecture / general design / integration) and engineering principles.
• Very good communication skills, structured ways of working, team working, open‑mindedness, agility, curiosity, ability to address conflicts and find solutions.
• Language skills: English – negotiation level, German – desirable.

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

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Company

Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France)

Classe G14

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Chief Engineering & Architecture

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