Aerodynamic Design Engineer | Aeronautics

Capgemini Engineering; Diegem; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 70% from home

Flex Abroad program

Career growth programs

Job summary

Capgemini Belgium seeks an aerospace engineer focused on compressor blade profiles and aerofoils to meet performance and operability targets. You will integrate aerodynamic design with mechanical and manufacturing constraints in a multi-disciplinary team.

Fluent in French and English, you will collaborate with mechanical and design teams, document analyses, and support aerodynamic test campaigns. The role offers hybrid work (70% from home) and a Flex Abroad program to balance work and life.

Qualifications

• Experience with aerodynamic design of compressors or turbomachinery is preferred.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and communicate with mechanical and structural teams.
• Strong attention to detail and rigorous documentation of analyses.

Responsibilities

• Designing and optimising compressor blade profiles and aerofoils to meet performance, efficiency, and operability margin targets.
• Contributing to multi-disciplinary trade-off studies, integrating aerodynamic performance with mechanical and manufacturing constraints.
• Supporting the preparation and coordination of aerodynamic test campaigns to validate design choices.
• Collaborating with mechanical and design teams to ensure coherent integration of aerodynamic solutions within the broader system.
• Producing and maintaining technical documentation, including calculation notes, technical reports, and design guidelines.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Aerodynamic design

Turbomachinery

Blade profiling

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree in aerospace or related discipline

Job description

Job Description

• Designing and optimising compressor blade profiles and aerofoils to meet performance, efficiency, and operability margin targets


• Contributing to multi-disciplinary trade-off studies, integrating aerodynamic performance with mechanical and manufacturing constraints


• Supporting the preparation and coordination of aerodynamic test campaigns to validate design choices


• Collaborating with mechanical and design teams to ensure coherent integration of aerodynamic solutions within the broader system


• Producing and maintaining technical documentation, including calculation notes, technical reports, and design guidelines

Job Description

• Designing and optimising compressor blade profiles and aerofoils to meet performance, efficiency, and operability margin targets


• Contributing to multi-disciplinary trade-off studies, integrating aerodynamic performance with mechanical and manufacturing constraints


• Supporting the preparation and coordination of aerodynamic test campaigns to validate design choices


• Collaborating with mechanical and design teams to ensure coherent integration of aerodynamic solutions within the broader system


• Producing and maintaining technical documentation, including calculation notes, technical reports, and design guidelines

Your Profile

• You hold an engineering degree (or equivalent) in aerospace, fluid mechanics, or a related discipline, and have a first experience or strong academic background in turbomachinery or aerodynamic design


• You have a sound understanding of axial compressor design principles, including blade profiling, performance analysis, and operability concepts


• You are comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment, and able to communicate effectively with mechanical and structural engineering teams to support technical decision-making


• You demonstrate rigour and attention to detail in your technical work, with the ability to document and present your analyses clearly


• You are curious, eager to learn, and motivated to develop your expertise in a complex and innovative engineering environment


• You are fluent in French and English

What You\'ll Love About Working Here

• At Capgemini Belgium we offer flexibility in more than one way: next to our hybrid way of working, where we offer you can work 70% from home, we also offer our flex abroad program. With this program you can work up to 45 days abroad, this to maintain a good work-life balance.


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