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Join Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France as a Transmission System Stress Engineer in a permanent, full-time role. You will act as the technical authority for dynamic transmission system components, ensuring they withstand extreme flight envelopes from the H160 to the Racer through advanced simulation, testing, and certification activities. The position requires advanced French and English language skills and a strong background in mechanical stress analysis.

Requirements

  • Required: 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
  • Required: 5 years of experience in mechanical part analysis (Metallic materials, RDM, Static & Fatigue).
  • Required: Proven experience with FEM (Samcef) and static/fatigue analysis.
  • Required: Advanced proficiency in both French and English.
  • Preferred: Experience in crack propagation or fatigue testing.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of aviation authorities and certification processes.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • FEM (Samcef): Build, run, and correlate finite element models with physical flight and laboratory tests to validate dynamic transmission system designs.
  • Static & Fatigue Analysis: Perform rigorous mechanical part analysis on metallic materials to ensure structural integrity under extreme flight envelopes.
  • Certification & Compliance: Defend substantiation documents and technical positions to international aviation authorities as the voice of Airbus Helicopters.
  • Methodology Leadership: Evolve calculation tools and methods for next-generation rotorcraft development.
  • Potential transition routes: People from mechanical design, aerospace stress analysis, or finite element modeling roles may bring relevant simulation and structural analysis skills, alongside meeting the mandatory mechanical engineering degree and language requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Transmission System Stress Engineer (m/f) to join the Design Office based in Marignane, France.

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:

In the world of vertical flight, some components simply cannot fail. As part of our Transmission System Engineering team, you aren't just running numbers; you are the guardian of "Catastrophic Failure" components.

From the H160 to the record-breaking Racer, you will be the technical authority ensuring our dynamic systems withstand the most extreme flight envelopes.

Your Challenge

  • Beyond the Screen: You don’t just simulate; you validate. You define and follow-up on flight tests or laboratory tests to correlate your Samcef models.
  • Certification Authority: You are the voice of Airbus Helicopters when defending substantiation documents to international aviation authorities.
  • Methodology Leader: You won’t just use existing tools; you will help evolve our calculation methods for the next generation of rotorcraft.

Your Profil:

We are looking for a "Mechanical Mindset" rather than just a software operator:

  • Educated to 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering.
  • Experience: 5 years in mechanical part analysis (Metallic materials, RDM, Static & Fatigue).
  • Proven experience with FEM (Samcef)
  • Static and fatigue analysis
  • Experience in crack propagation or fatigue testing is a plus.
  • Aviation authorities / Certification knowledge is a plus
  • Good relationship
  • Autonomy, Team spirit, Rigour
  • Language Skills: Advanced of French & Advanced of English

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.

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Airbus

#ET18 Transmission System Stress Engineer (m/f)

Marignane
Competitive global compensation package with bonuses and profit-sharing

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!

#LI-EM1

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 & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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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