Development Engineer Airframe (F/M) - #ET19

Airbus Helicopters; Marseille; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary and profit sharing schemes

Extra days-off for special occasions

Complementary health insurance

Access to over 10,000 e-learning courses

Job summary

A leading aerospace company seeks a Development Engineer Airframe in Marseille, responsible for designing new helicopter structures and components, managing CAD models, and ensuring compliance with project specifications. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, be fluent in French and English, and have strong analytical skills. The position also offers benefits like flexible working arrangements and health insurance coverage.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or similar.
• Knowledge of helicopter technology.
• Negotiation level in French and English required.

Responsibilities

• Design new helicopter structures and components.
• Create CAD models, drawings and bill of materials.
• Ensure compliance with planned dates, costs, and quality.

Skills

Knowledge of composite materials and metallic lightweight materials

Very good analytical and conceptual competence

High level of flexibility, team spirit and autonomy

Experience with Catia V5, VPM and SAP

Confident handling of MS Office/Google Workspace

Negotiation level in French and English

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or similar

Job description

Job Description

At our Airbus Helicopters site in Marignane we are looking for a Development Engineer Airframe (f/m/d) within our “Airframe Design Engineering” team for the department “Airframe Design New Platforms”. This department is responsible for the development of helicopter structures of all new programs and demonstrators.

Responsibilities

• Preliminary design of the new helicopter structure, with subassemblies and single parts.
• Drawing set for the first prototypes, test rigs and test parts, all the way to the serial drawings.
• Support to Industrialization.
• Support the flying prototypes and determine retrofit solutions.
• Schedule and follow-up of certification activities up to the Type Certificate.
• Development and design of single parts and subassemblies for prototypes, pre‑serial and serial helicopter primary structures.
• Design of complex composite, milled and sheet metal formed parts.
• Creation of CAD models, drawings and bill of materials including release process.
• Definition of manufacturing processes together with manufacturing, tooling design and quality including support of industrialization.
• Selection of suitable materials and material combinations.
• Compliance with the planned dates, costs and quality.
• Cross‑departmental cooperation with other helicopter systems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or similar.
• Knowledge of composite materials and metallic lightweight materials.
• Helicopter and helicopter technology knowledge.
• Very good analytical and conceptual competence.
• High level of flexibility, team spirit and autonomy.
• Experience with Catia V5, VPM and SAP.
• Confident handling of MS Office/Google Workspace.
• French and English: negotiation level.
• German is advantageous.

Your working environment

Major economic hub with Marseille‑Provence Airport, Marignane is a dynamic city in the southeast of France. It is located near the cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. Close to the beaches of the Côte Bleue, it offers many options for water sports activities.

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services centre, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses to develop employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Company

Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Class Emploi (France)

Classe F11

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Structure Design & Integration

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