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Airbus • Hamburg, Germany

Gust Loads Engineer (d/f/m)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Are you passionate about aircraft physics? Are you keen to master the way we compute external loads acting on the vehicle due to manoeuvres, flight in turbulence, landing impact, ground-handling? Do you like to work in an empowered manner? Do you enjoy connecting people and collaborating with many different interfaces? This job will give you the opportunity to work internationally with several internal flight physics departments and with teams located in Europe and India.

Your location

You will be working at the largest production site for civil aircraft situated in Hamburg. Its location on the southern banks of the river Elbe includes the option to commute by ferry. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

Your benefits

  • Attractive salary and special payments.
  • 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions.
  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects.
  • Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies.
  • On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria.
  • Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout).
  • Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard.


Your tasks and responsibilities

  • Optimize the global design of Airbus products during the concept phases.
  • Contributing in building Aerodynamic/Mass/Finite Element model based using Airbus in-house tools.
  • Compute gust loads based on CS25 requirements.
  • Develop key competences in the areas of loads and aeroelastics along with the required methods and tools.
  • Actively support us as a new member of our team on our journey.


Desired skills and qualifications

  • You have a Master degree or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
  • You bring basic knowledge in overall aircraft design and basic competencies in flight loads calculation and flight mechanics.
  • You show good knowledge in aeroelasticity methods and are experienced in coding using Python and/or Matlab.
  • You are preferably familiar with tools like MSC.NASTRAN, ALTAIR HyperWorks, CFD.
  • You are passionate to understand physical aspects and to use your engineering judgement.
  • You are a highly motivated, proactive and open-minded person with a great sense of initiative.
  • You are keen to deepen your technical knowledge while enjoying working in a multicultural team.


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 Operations GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Entry Level

Job Family:
Flight & Space Physics

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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 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.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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Company employees

150,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

70:30

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