#ET21 Junior Stress Engineer (M/F) - Early Career

Are you a motivated, curious junior engineer with a M.Sc. or PhD in aerospace engineering or equivalent? Do you want to work on exciting development projects and be part of shaping the future of VTOLs at Airbus Helicopters? Is your passion structural analysis and solving engineering challenges? And you’ve already done your first steps via your thesis or as a traineeship in this area? You want to develop yourself toward an analytical and numerical stress specialist and be motivated to learn and develop quickly into this métier? Then join our Airframe and Mechanical Equipment Stress team at Airbus Helicopters in Marignane!

Responsibilities

• Structural evaluation and stress analysis during different development phases, from concept to detailed design, targeting optimized design in terms of strength, fatigue life, weight, and cost.
• Sizing and strength substantiation according to hand calculation methodology and FEM (linear and non-linear) to optimize airframe and mechanical equipment designs.
• Preparation of test programs and test orders, as well as supervision of the tests.
• Preparation of justification reports for static strength and fatigue.
• Determination and justification of service life, inspection, and maintenance intervals.
• Handling manufacturing deviations, including definition of rework and repairs and addressing customer service requests.

Qualifications

• Minimum M.Sc. or Ph.D. in aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• First few years of professional experience in structural analysis and fatigue in the aviation sector or related industry.
• Basic knowledge of justification methods (analytical methodologies and FEM) for metal and composite materials.
• Independent, autonomous, and committed with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to communicate in a multi‑layered development environment.
• Advanced proficiency in French and English.

Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.