Working Student Overall Aircraft Design (all genders)

Vaeridion GmbH; Delft; Remote; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Wellness program (EGYM Wellpass)

Public transport ticket (Deutschlandt́

Charging station for electric car

Job summary

VÆRIDION is building the world’s first electric nine-seater aircraft and is seeking an Overall Aircraft Design Working Student to join the Central Engineering team in Delft. You will support across various design activities, contribute to sizing, mission analyses, and design trade-off studies, and help document methods and results for the engineering discussions.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering with strong programming skills in Python and MATLAB, plus experience

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree programme in Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
• Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
• Excellent programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB).
• Experience with aircraft design process, methods and tools. Experience with dedicated tools such as OpenMDAO and Aviary is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the analysis and comparison of battery-electric aircraft concepts across configurations and mission profiles.
• Investigate how design parameters influence performance, energy demand, and feasibility.
• Develop and adapt computational tools for aircraft sizing, mission analysis, and design trade-off studies.
• Perform parameter and sensitivity studies to identify key technology drivers.
• Collect, assess, and organize technical data to support consistent modelling assumptions.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

English communication

Education

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

OpenMDAO

Aviary

Job description

Your Mission:

Be part of aviation history at VÆRIDION, where we’re pioneering the world’s first electric nine-seater aircraft! As an Overall Aircraft Design Working Student (all genders), you will join our Central Engineering team and support across various Overall Aircraft Design activities. This role is a broad role, and you will perform different tasks to support on-going aircraft design and analysis activities. You will be part of our interdisciplinary aircraft design team and contribute directly to the design process of our battery-electric aircraft.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Support the analysis and comparison of battery-electric aircraft concepts across different configurations and mission profiles.

• Investigate how technology assumptions and key design parameters influence aircraft performance, energy demand, and overall feasibility.

• Develop and adapt computational tools to support aircraft sizing, mission analysis, and design trade-off studies.

• Perform parameter and sensitivity studies to explore design dependencies and identify key technology drivers.

• Collect, assess, and organise technical data to support consistent modelling assumptions and comparative analyses.

• Document methods, assumptions, and results, and prepare clear visualisations to discuss findings with the engineering team.

Your Profile:

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree programme in Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.

• Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.

• Excellent programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB).

• Experience with aircraft design process, methods and tools. Experience with dedicated tools such as OpenMDAO and Aviary is a strong plus.

• Readily available knowledge about aircraft.

• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented professional with strong ownership, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional European languages are an asset, combined with a strong motivation for aviation and electric aircraft technologies.

We recognize that women and other under-represented groups are often overlooked in our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. Talent and potential can’t always be captured in a checklist.

Why us?

• Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation.

• We are an in-office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments.

• Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your (mental) health is important for us.

• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options.

• Choose the option that suits your needs: either a free charging station for your electric car or a public transport job ticket as part of the Deutschlandticket.

• Lease a high-quality bicycle or e-bike through our JobRad program and benefit from tax advantages. Whether for your daily commute or personal use, enjoy more mobility and sustainability.

• Pension scheme to support your long-term financial security.

• Work in one of our offices in Munich or Delft. Enjoy the modern Balan Campus in Munich or work close to the innovative Aerospace TU Delft.

• Boost your professional as well as personal growth executing your own ideas and independent projects.

• Join our internal social events and retreats (e.g. cooking, game nights, sports).

VÆRIDION was founded in 2021 to transform regional air travel with the Microliner, a 100% electric commercial aircraft. By delivering the most energy-efficient aircraft, we are building the future where clean, safe, and affordable electric aviation seamlessly connects people and businesses. We’re bringing together the brightest minds in aerospace, automotive engineering, and business to disrupt the aviation industry.