Flight Physics MDAO Developer (f/m)

Airbus; Goyrans; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Profit sharing

Employee savings plan

Upskilling opportunities

Mobility across Europe

Health insurance

Job summary

Airbus Toulouse-based team seeks a Flight Physics MDAO Developer to advance multidisciplinary design optimization for next‑gen aircraft. You will help accelerate the design process by creating integrated workflows spanning aerodynamics, structures, and propulsion.

Requirements include hands-on 3D CFD (RANS), shape parameterization, surrogate modeling, and proficiency with GEMSEO/OpenMDAO/ModelCenter and Python.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience in developing mono- or multidisciplinary optimization for aircraft design.
• Hands-on mastery of 3D CFD aerodynamic simulations (RANS), shape parameterization, and surrogate modeling.
• Experience with MDAO frameworks (GEMSEO, OpenMDAO, ModelCenter) and Python programming.
• Strong knowledge of DoE, gradient-based/gradient-free optimization, and sizing constraints.
• Familiarity with HPC scheduling, cloud infrastructure (AWS), Git, and process automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and demonstrate Multidisciplinary Design Optimization capabilities for overall aircraft design perimeters.
• Execute end-to-end 3D aerodynamic simulations from parameterization to RANS CFD and post-processing.
• Collaborate in an agile cross-functional team across Europe, India, and Canada.
• Drive Systems Thinking and Design-First engineering to ensure optimal constraint handling from day one.
• Automate high-fidelity simulations on HPC and AWS Cloud environments.

Skills

Multidisciplinary optimization

CFD (RANS)

Shape parameterization

Surrogate modeling

MDAO frameworks

Python programming

DoE

Gradient-based optimization

HPC / AWS

Git version control

Tools

GEMSEO

OpenMDAO

ModelCenter

Python

AWS

Job description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Flight Physics MDAO Developer (f/m) to join our Flight Physics department based in Toulouse, France. You will be part of a team developing next‑generation multi-disciplinary capabilities needed to design the aircraft of tomorrow. As part of the Flight Physics team, you will be involved in creating modern MDAO applications aiming at simplifying complex engineering workflows and speeding up the aircraft design process.

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus 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 center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Your challenges:

• Develop and demonstrate Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDAO) capabilities for Overall Aircraft Design perimeters.
• Execute end-to-end 3D aerodynamic simulations from shape parameterization to RANS CFD execution and post-processing.
• Collaborate in an agile cross-functional team across Europe, India, and Canada to solve complex design problems.
• Drive Systems Thinking and Design-First engineering principles to ensure optimal design constraint handling from day one.
• Automate complex high-fidelity simulations on HPC and AWS Cloud environments using parallel processing.

Your boarding pass:

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience in developing mono- or multidisciplinary optimization capabilities for Overall Aircraft Design.
• Hands‑on mastery of 3D CFD aerodynamic simulations (RANS), shape parameterization, and surrogate modeling.
• Practical experience with MDAO frameworks(GEMSEO, OpenMDAO, or ModelCenter)and Python programming.
• Strong knowledge of Design of Experiments (DoE), gradient‑based/gradient‑free optimization, and OAD sizing/weight constraints.
• Familiarity with HPC job scheduling, cloud infrastructures(AWS),Git version control, and process automation.

Company: Airbus Operations SAS Employment Type: Permanent ------- Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12 Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Flight & Space Physics

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