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Join Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France, as a permanent Transmission System Design Responsible. In this professional-level engineering role, you will define technical objectives, manage detailed design and compliance, oversee tests, and certify helicopter transmission systems while collaborating with diverse multidisciplinary teams and EASA.

Requirements

  • Educated to 5 years' degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
  • A first experience in the aeronautical domain or in gearbox design would be a plus.
  • Advanced level in English and negotiation level in French; German is a plus.
  • Security clearance required.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Mechanical Engineering: Define technical objectives, write specifications, and ensure compliance of transmission systems with performance, manufacturing, and reliability requirements.
  • Test & Certification: Write flight and bench test requests, follow up on testing activities, and certify transmission systems through documentation and discussions with EASA.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Coordinate activities within a Squad organization alongside internal entities like stress analysis, quality, production, and external equipment suppliers.
  • Potential transition routes: People from mechanical design, gearbox engineering, or aerospace structures roles may bring relevant engineering and design skills, alongside meeting mandatory language and educational requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Drive System Design Responsible to join our Engineering departement based in Marignane, France.

You will join Transmission Design & Dynamic Systems Architecture department, which is in charge of the whole Airbus Helicopters fleet. Your missions will be operational.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane

Your future missions:

As System Design Responsible (SDR), you will be in charge of :

- defining technical objectives of transmission systems (specification writing) ;

- following detailed design & compliance to requirements of performance, manufacturing, assembly & reliability for any design change and/or new certification ;

- managing activities in compliance with Airbus Helicopters AH applicable processes

- writing (flight and bench) tests requests & conclusions, preparing, following-up these tests ;

- certifying transmission systems (documents writing, discussions with EASA)

You will belong to a Squad organization & will be interfaced with a lot of different AH entities (stress analysis, work preparation, quality, production, lab tests, flight tests, project, configuration, airworthiness, other design offices, program, customer support...) and transmission equipments suppliers.

In order to succeed in this challenging transmission systems environment , you will use your experience within Airbus Helicopters engineering. You will also be closely supported by the whole Métiers organization (overall, design, gears & splines, bearings & freewheels, wear & phydical laws, spalling & chip detectability, sealing & TBO extension, Dynamic Systems architecture, stress analysis, lubrication & thermics), experts, CVE and TVE.

You will also have deep interactions with physical parts, whatever it is linked to production (workshops, manufacturing, assembly, MRO), bench tests or helicopters.

Your profile

- Educated to 5 years' degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.

- A first experience in aeronautical domain or in gearbox design would be a plus

- Synthesis spirit, rigorous

- Good communication skills

- Language Skills: Advanced level in English and negotiation level in French ; German would be a plus

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values : Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity : We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits :

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

  • A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
  • Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Our recruitment process:

  • Apply online.
  • Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
  • Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.
  • Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager
  • Receive the job offer!

Ready to take off? Give a new dimension to your career by applying 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 Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F11

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Structure Design & Integration

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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