#ET18 Transmission System Stress Engineer (m/f)

Airbus Helicopters; Marseille; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company restaurant

Transport shuttles / transport pass

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Transmission System Stress Engineer to join the Design Office in Marignane, France. You will safeguard dynamic systems through rigorous static and fatigue analyses and certification support for aviation authorities.

You will lead methodological improvements as the team evolves its tooling. Ideally, you bring 5 years of mechanical analysis experience, a degree in mechanical engineering, and fluency in French and English to collaborate across international teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
• 5 years in mechanical part analysis (Metallic materials, RDM, Static & Fatigue).
• Proven experience with FEM (Samcef).
• Static and fatigue analysis.
• Experience in crack propagation or fatigue testing is a plus.
• Aviation authorities / Certification knowledge is a plus.
• Good relationship; Autonomy, Team spirit, Rigour.
• Language Skills: Advanced French & Advanced English.

Responsibilities

• Beyond the Screen: you validate; define and follow-up on flight tests or laboratory tests to correlate Samcef models.
• Certification Authority: defend substantiation documents to international aviation authorities.
• Methodology Leader: help evolve calculation methods for the next generation of rotorcraft.

Skills

Mechanical mindset

Autonomy

Team spirit

Rigour

Advanced French

Advanced English

Education

Engineering degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Samcef

Job description

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Transmission System Stress Engineer (m/f) to join the Design Office based in Marignane, France.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane

Your future missions:

In the world of vertical flight, some components simply cannot fail. As part of our Transmission System Engineering team, you aren't just running numbers; you are the guardian of "Catastrophic Failure" components.

From the H160 to the record-breaking Racer, you will be the technical authority ensuring our dynamic systems withstand the most extreme flight envelopes.

Your Challenge

• Beyond the Screen: You don’t just simulate; you validate. You define and follow-up on flight tests or laboratory tests to correlate your Samcef models.
• Certification Authority: You are the voice of Airbus Helicopters when defending substantiation documents to international aviation authorities.
• Methodology Leader: You won’t just use existing tools; you will help evolve our calculation methods for the next generation of rotorcraft.

Your Profil:

We are looking for a 'Mechanical Mindset' rather than just a software operator:

• Educated to 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
• Experience: 5 years in mechanical part analysis (Metallic materials, RDM, Static & Fatigue).
• Proven experience with FEM (Samcef)
• Static and fatigue analysis
• Experience in crack propagation or fatigue testing is a plus.
• Aviation authorities / Certification knowledge is a plus
• Good relationship
• Autonomy, Team spirit, Rigour
• Language Skills: Advanced of French & Advanced of English

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values : Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity : We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits :

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France):

Classe F11

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

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.

#YESPOST