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Airbus • Manching, Germany

Development Engineer - Thermal and Fluid Systems (m/f/d)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

In order to support pioneering next-generation environmental control systems and thermal management architectures Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Development Engineer - Thermal and Fluid Systems (d/f/m)

Step into a high-impact role where your expertise directly shapes the mission readiness, safety and performance of next generation and legacy military aircraft.

Your Location

Located about 40 minutes drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

  • Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
  • Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
  • Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
  • Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
  • Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

You will drive the integration and evolution of Environmental Control Systems (ECS) across the current and future portfolio of combat aircraft.

  • System Integration: Integrate complex ECS sub-systems and advanced equipment into state-of-the-art military aircraft.
  • End-to-End Ownership: Take responsibility for ECS work packages - scoping, planning and executing mission-critical development and in-service support.
  • Advanced Engineering & Simulation: Conquer complex thermodynamic, fluid dynamic and mechanical challenges utilizing cutting-edge simulation tools.
  • Supplier & Technical Management: Act as the primary technical anchor for system and component suppliers, driving technological alignment.
  • Innovation Scouting: Continuously monitor the technical landscape to identify breakthroughs and predict technological gaps to keep our systems technologically ahead.
  • Cross-Functional Liason: Synchronize perfectly with core interfaces, including Airworthiness, Quality, Procurement and Program Management.
  • Global Collaboration: Forge strong, collaborative alliances with international subcontractors, partners and customers.

Desired skills and qualifications

You are a passionate engineer, ready to work at the intersection of complex thermodynamics and high-performance aerospace engineering.

  • The Foundation: You hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical field.
  • Industry Savvy: You bring experience in (military) aerospace development, alongside a solid knowledge of qualification and certification processes.
  • ECS & Thermodynamics Passionate: You possess profound expertise in equipment and system engineering, preferably in Environmental Control Systems, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, operational behavior and thermodynamic cycles.
  • Natural Communicator: You have good interpersonal skills, bridging connections with internal stakeholders, international suppliers and test facilities.
  • Linguistic: You are negotiation-level fluent in English and hold an advanced command of German.
  • Global Mindset: You are self-reliant, highly systematic under pressure and energized by the prospect of worldwide business travels to collaborate with international partners.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!
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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Fluid & Hydromechanics, Thermal

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
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 emsom@airbus.com .

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.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

Working at Airbus

Company employees:

165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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