Mass Properties Engineer

Airbus Defence and Space · Getafe, Spain

Full Time
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Job Description:

A vacancy for a Mass Properties Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Getafe (Madrid). The successful applicant will join Flight Physics Department.

Tasks & accountabilities

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

  • Contribute to development of new vehicles (incl. derivatives), operational support of in-service vehicles and decommissioning.

  • Define mass status, target mass and route to target.

  • Contribute to monitoring and reporting mass at the various stages of vehicle life through Mass estimations, calculations, accounting and weight control.

  • Validate mass by weighing's.

  • Collaborate with many technical disciplines to understand and to challenge the vehicle design in the quest for optimum mass.

  • Deliver mass models for Loads analyses.

  • Perform trade studies, benchmarking and competitors' analyses.

  • Contribute to the overall vehicle optimisation.

  • Provide support to Chief Engineering and Program for decision making.

  • Contribute in Design reviews, Weight maturity reviews, weight savings, preparing and tracking mass Risk & Opportunities.

  • Support marketing to prepare Customer Guarantees and vehicle deliveries. Load ability, weight & balance. Develop capabilities (R&T, M&T) and processes to enable and enhance Time, Quality, Cost delivery to the programs.

  • Developing all the Mass properties competences in our products, Combat and Military Transport, working in a transnational team between Spain and Germany.

Required skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

  • Educated to degree level in Aeronautical Engineering

  • Experience of 0-5 years. Flight Physics or Structural Design and Mass Properties experience will be highly valuable.

  • English advanced

  • German will be valuable

  • The desire to work in an open and trusting environment.

  • Agile with good communication skills

  • Ability to work independently/autonomously and is self-organised.

  • Aspiration to work in an Engineering domain and discuss aircraft level topics.

  • Keen to adopt a new way of working and to become empowered.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

  • Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.

  • Attractive salary.

  • Hybrid model of working when possible.

  • Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.

  • Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.

  • On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.

  • Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.

  • Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

#MYCYM

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 SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Flight & Space Physics

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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.

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