Senior Jet Engine Design Lead - Interceptor Drones

Alta Ares; Toulouse; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Alta Ares in Toulouse is seeking a Senior Jet Engine Design Engineer to lead development of small-scale jet propulsion systems (12–25 kg thrust). This is hands-on, high-ownership work in a fast-moving startup, prioritizing speed and rapid iteration over long upfront studies.

You will own aerodynamic turbine components, design for metal additive manufacturing, support testing and integration with airframes, and ensure reliability across extreme environments.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 8 years of experience in jet engine / gas turbine design.
• Strong hands-on experience with small jet engines in the 12–25 kg thrust class.
• Solid global understanding of jet engine architecture: compressor, combustor, turbine, fuel system, controls.
• Experience designing turbine/engine components for metal additive manufacturing (DfAM).
• Comfortable working in a rapid-iteration, fail-fast development culture.
• Experience integrating propulsion systems into airframes (flying wing or similar).
• Knowledge of design requirements for extreme operating environments (temperature extremes, precipitation, icing)
• Ability to work autonomously in a small, fast-paced startup team.

Aufgaben

• Design and develop new small jet engines (12–25 kg thrust range) in-house, optimized for very low production cost.
• Own the aerodynamic design of turbine components, balancing performance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Design a large portion of the turbine for metal 3D printing (additive manufacturing), leveraging design-for-AM principles to reduce part count, weight, and cost.
• Work closely with 3D printing operations to define printable geometries, tolerances, post-processing, and qualify parts for flight use.
• Drive a rapid, fail-fast iteration process: build, test, learn, and redesign quickly rather than relying on long analytical phases before prototyping.
• Integrate propulsion systems into airframes such as flying wings and other interceptor drone configurations, working with aerostructures and systems teams.
• Apply and enforce design rules for operation in extreme environments (cold and hot climates, rain, humidity, icing) to ensure engine reliability across the full operational envelope.
• Contribute to engine testing (bench and flight), performance validation, and continuous design improvement.

Kenntnisse

Jet engine design

Gas turbine design

Metal AM / 3D printing

CAD software

Aero design

Tools

3D printing

CAD software

FEA

Jobbeschreibung

Alta Ares in Toulouse is seeking a Senior Jet Engine Design Engineer to lead development of small-scale jet propulsion systems (12–25 kg thrust). This is hands-on, high-ownership work in a fast-moving startup, prioritizing speed and rapid iteration over long upfront studies.

You will own aerodynamic turbine components, design for metal additive manufacturing, support testing and integration with airframes, and ensure reliability across extreme environments.