#et20a Mechanical Design Engineer for Helicopter Maintenance Tooling (m/f) (M/F)
Job Description:
Fly with Airbus Helicopters!
Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer for Helicopter Maintenance Tooling (m/f) to join the Maintenance and Ground Operations department based in Marignane, France.
Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and contribute to protecting lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.
The Marignane site, France's 3rd largest industrial site, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a profound transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.
You will experience a unique professional journey at the heart of our helicopter manufacturing.
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Your future missions:
Helicopter maintenance operations are key activities for Airbus customers.
In this way, the maintenance workload must be optimized to maximize helicopter availability for flight.
To achieve this ambition, a position of Mechanical Design Engineer for Helicopter Maintenance Tooling is open within Airbus Helicopters in Marignane.
This position is located within the Airbus Helicopters Design Office organization within the Maintenance and Ground Operations department.
You will work within this department (approximately 70 employees, distributed between Marignane and Donauwörth, our German site) and you will be responsible for the development of ground operations (transport of helicopters by air/sea/road, ship deck operations, towing, parking, mooring, etc.) and the design of associated tooling.
Ground Handling and Ground Support Equipment activity is paramount; their availability can jeopardize helicopter delivery or ground them during service.
You are thus capable of operating in an emergency context and under pressure.
You will be an actor in the Ground Handling and Ground Support Equipment profession: By ensuring the development of procedures and means to transport our helicopters by air, land, or sea. By ensuring the development of procedures for helicopter operations on ships (navalization). By ensuring the development of ground means (Ground Support Equipments) so that our customers can perform maintenance tasks on their helicopters.
Your main missions will be as follows: Managing several subjects in parallel Drafting technical specifications Ensuring the completeness of technical documents by harmonizing content with all stakeholders Development, definition, and qualification through testing on helicopters or test benches, of all maintenance tooling (simulated with the associated maintenance task) as well as all Ground Handling procedures, participation in qualification demonstrations (for example, loading, unloading a helicopter into an aircraft). Preparation & participation in helicopter modification commissions Capitalizing on "lessons learned" Validation of means and procedures to minimize operator error risks, ensuring the proper functioning of GSE (notably through the application of virtual and augmented reality as well as the creation of 3D printed models). Evaluation of equipment in accordance with safety laws and European regulation (EC) You will be in contact with suppliers and potentially with end-customer representatives. You will work in collaboration with other teams within and outside the design office (Support & services, Flight Test, Prototype, Production).
Your profile: You are a mechanical engineer (or holder of an equivalent degree) You have proven experience in mechanical design. You are proficient in CATIA V5; notions of pre-dimensioning calculation are a plus. You are reliable, autonomous, and organized. You demonstrate organization and a great sense of responsibility to manage several development projects in parallel. You have a good team spirit and good communication skills. A sufficient level of English for negotiation is indispensable to evolve in an international project environment.
3 Reasons to join us:
Our Values: Six essential values constitute the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique blend of qualities found in each member of our global family.
Inclusion and diversity: We promote an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where diversity of each