VIE 2026 - Poland - Stress Engineer H/F

Job Description

Job Description:

• You are a highly motivated graduate and want to get to know the work of a stress engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us in airframe stress as a Volunteer for International Experience.
  
  

• The Airframe Stress Department is part of the Airbus Helicopters development and research organization and is responsible for a variety of topics concerning strength, loads and crash of helicopter airframes and mechanical equipment.
  
• We work in an agile style with empowered staff developing our new Helicopters/VTOLs as well as modify and tailor our large product portfolio towards customer needs.
  
  • Location: Lodz, Poland
    
  • Start: as soon as possible
    
  • Duration: 12 months (+12 possible)
    
• Definition VIE
  
• The Volunteer for International Experience (VIE) program is an international program sponsored by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment, open to Airbus to offer young professionals the opportunity to have valuable paid work experience abroad in a technical or business function. We are looking for highly motivated graduates aged 18 to 28 years, who are citizens of the European Union (all E.U. nationals, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). Candidates meeting these criteria and interested in a VIE, please register before your 28th birthday on the website www.civiweb.com . For graduates who would be interested in a career with Airbus, this could be the start of a rewarding future in a dynamic and forward-thinking sector.
  
  Your location
  
• At our Lodz site, located in Poland, we help Marignane & Donauworth sites to develop helicopters from the initial idea to the airworthy product.
  

Your benefits

Work-life balance with a 40-hour week (flexitime)

• International environment with the opportunity to network globally
  
• Work with modern/diversified technologies
  
• At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings
  

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Structural evaluation/ stress analysis during different development phases,
  from concept to detailed design phase, with the target of an optimized design in terms of strength, fatigue life, weight and cost
  
• Sizing and strength substantiation according to hand calculation methodology and FEM (linear and non-linear), to optimize airframe and mechanical equipment designs
  
• Preparation of test programs and test orders as well as supervision of the tests
  
• Preparation of justification reports for static strength and fatigue
  
• Determination and justification of service life, inspection and maintenance intervals
  
• Dealing with manufacturing deviations including the definition of rework and repairs as well with customer service requests
  

Skills and qualifications:

• Master/Engineer Degree in Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering or a similar course of studies
  
• Practical experience within Statics and Fatigue within Aerospace
  
• Basic knowledge of strength justification methods (analytical methodologies and FEM) for metal and composite materials are a Must-Have
  
• Basic experience in programming, e.g. Python
  
• Great sense of responsibility and enjoy working in teams and communicating in a multi-layered development world
  
• Language Skills: English on negotiation level, German, French or Polish is an advantage
  

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, letters of reference.

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Company:
Airbus Helicopters Polska Sp. z o.o.

Employment Type:
VIE, VISC
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Experience Level:
Entry Level

Job Family:
Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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