Drive System Design Lead – Aircraft Transmissions

Airbus Helicopters; Marseille; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Airbus Helicopters SAS in Marignane, France seeks a Drive System Design Responsible to join the Transmission Design & Dynamic Systems Architecture team. You will shape objectives, certify systems and coordinate with AH entities across the fleet, contributing to safe, reliable transmission solutions.

Ideal candidates bring a mechanical engineering degree, aeronautical experience or gearbox design, and strong synthesis, rigor and communication.

Qualifications

• Educated to 5 years' degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in aeronautical domain or gearbox design is a plus.
• Synthesis spirit, rigorous and good communication skills.
• Advanced level in English and negotiation level in French; German would be a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Synthesis

Rigorous

Communication

English (Advanced)

French (Negotiation)

German (Nice-to-have)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Airbus Helicopters SAS in Marignane, France seeks a Drive System Design Responsible to join the Transmission Design & Dynamic Systems Architecture team. You will shape objectives, certify systems and coordinate with AH entities across the fleet, contributing to safe, reliable transmission solutions.

Ideal candidates bring a mechanical engineering degree, aeronautical experience or gearbox design, and strong synthesis, rigor and communication.