Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; Híbrido; EUR 55.000 - 78.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Study grants

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe, Madrid, seeks an Aerodynamics Engineer to join the Aerodynamics Team responsible for aerodynamic development and optimization of Airbus Defence & Space aircraft. You will work in a multidisciplinary Flight Physics environment and collaborate with international partner organizations.

The role covers external shape design, steady and unsteady aerodynamic data modeling, safe separation analysis, and wind tunnel test campaigns within the aircraft lifecycle.

Formación

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering.
• At least 5 years’ experience in aerodynamic design and characterization.
• Advanced English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• Strong experience in meshing, CFD tools, CAD, and building aerodynamic databases from experimental/CFD data.
• German and/or French proficiency is a plus.
• PhD in Aerospace Engineering is valuable.

Responsabilidades

• Design air vehicle external shapes and deliver optimized aerodynamic solutions, performance data, handling qualities, and loads models on time, cost, and quality (TCQ).
• Develop and maintain technologies, methods, tools, and expertise across the Aerodynamics discipline throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
• Develop expertise in the advanced application of numerical and experimental aerodynamic prediction tools.
• Acquire and advance innovative aerodynamic technologies aligned with overall company strategy.
• Collaborate with external research community and related flight physics disciplines such as structures, loads, stability & control, and mass properties.

Conocimientos

Multidisciplinary collaboration

International networking

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Educación

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Herramientas

Meshing

CAD tools

CFD data generation

Numerical aerodynamic tools

Python

MATLAB

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

An opportunity for an Aerodynamics Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join the Aerodynamics Team, who is responsible for the aerodynamic development and optimization of Airbus Defence & Space aircraft.

The team works in a multidisciplinary Flight Physics environment and collaborates closely with specialists across international partner organizations.

The jobholder will reinforce our Flight Physics division, participating in diverse projects including external shape design, steady and unsteady aerodynamic data modeling, safe separation analysis, and experimental wind tunnel test campaigns.

Responsibilities

The main tasks of the jobholder will be:

• Design air vehicle external shapes and deliver optimized aerodynamic solutions, performance data, handling qualities, and loads models on time, cost, and quality (TCQ).
• Answer program specifications by developing and maintaining technologies, methods, tools, and expertise across the Aerodynamics discipline throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
• Develop expertise in the advanced application of numerical and experimental aerodynamic prediction tools.
• Acquire and advance innovative aerodynamic technologies aligned with overall company strategy.
• Connect with the external research community focused on aerodynamics and multidisciplinary air vehicle design and optimization.
• Collaborate directly with related flight physics disciplines , including structures, loads, stability & control, and mass properties.

Skills

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills?

• Education: Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience in aerodynamic design and characterization.
• Soft skills: High adaptability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and international networking environment.
• Languages: Advanced level in English & Spanish (both written & spoken).
• Technical knowledge: Strong experience in meshing, numerical aerodynamic prediction tools, CAD tools, and generating aerodynamic databases from experimental and CFD data.
• Valuable / Nice to have: A PhD level in Aerospace Engineering will be valuable. Knowledge and experience in wind tunnel testing, safe separation, Python, Matlab, and German and/or French will also be valued.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates in products & benefits.

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Company

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Flight & Space Physics

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