Transmission System Design Responsible (f/m)

An open position, Drive System Design Responsible, has raised in Airbus Helicopters Marignane.

You will join the Transmission Design & Dynamic Systems Architecture department (ETITD), which is in charge of the whole Airbus Helicopters fleet. Your missions will be operational.

Your challenge

• Defining technical objectives of transmission systems (specification writing).
• Following detailed design and compliance to requirements of performance, manufacturing, assembly and reliability for any design change and/or new certification.
• Managing activities in compliance with AH applicable processes (CES, HTech, EP, EI).
• Writing (flight and bench) test requests and conclusions, preparing and following up these tests.
• Certifying transmission systems (document writing, discussions with EASA).

You will belong to a Squad organization and will be interfaced with a variety of Air‑Helicopter entities, including stress analysis, work preparation, quality, production, laboratory tests, flight tests, project, configuration, airworthiness, other design offices, program, customer support, and transmission equipment suppliers.

In this challenging transmission systems environment, you will use your experience within Airbus Helicopters engineering and will be closely supported by the whole ETIT Métiers organization (overall, design, gears & splines, bearings & freewheels, wear & physical laws, spalling & chip detectability, sealing & TBO extension, Dynamic Systems architecture, stress analysis, lubrication & thermics), experts, CVE and TVE.

You will also have deep interactions with physical parts that are linked to production (workshops, manufacturing, assembly, MRO), bench tests, or helicopters.

Your profile

• Educated to a 5‑year degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience in the aeronautical domain and/or in the gearbox industry.
• Synthesis spirit, rigorous.
• Good communication skills.
• Language skills: Advanced level in English and negotiation level in French; German would be a plus.

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

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