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

Job Description

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 towards an analytical and numerical stress specialist and be motivated to learn and develop quickly into this métier?

Your working environment

The Airframe Stress Department is part of the Airbus Helicopters development and research organisation and is responsible for a variety of topics concerning strength, loads and crash of helicopter airframes and mechanical equipments. We work in an agile style with empowered staff developing our new Helicopters/VTOLs as well as modify and tailor our large product portfolio towards customer needs.

Your main tasks and activities

• Structural evaluation/stress analysis during different development phases, from concept to detailed design phase, with the target of an 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.
• Dealing with manufacturing deviations including the definition of rework and repairs as well with customer service requests.

Your Qualifications

• We are looking for a committed, independent and autonomous candidate ideally with first few years of professional experience in the fields of structural analysis and fatigue in the aviation sector or related industry.
• You should have a great sense of responsibility and enjoy working in teams and communicating in a multi-layered development world.
• Basic knowledge of justification methods (analytical methodologies and FEM) for metal and composite materials are a prerequisite.
• You own a minimum M.Sc. or Ph.D. in aerospace engineering or equivalent and you have either written your thesis or worked as a trainee in the stress area.
• Additional requirement: French and English advanced level.

We look forward to receiving your detailed application!

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 Helicopters SASEmployment Type: PermanentClasse Emploi (France): Classe F11Experience Level: ProfessionalJob Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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