Aerospace Structural Engineer - Rotor

2w2 weeks ago

Volocopter GmbH

Bruchsal, DE · Full-time · €80,000 – €100,000

About this role

Volocopter pioneers electric air taxis, aircraft that take off and land vertically (eVTOLs), bringing urban air mobility to life. As Structural Engineer - Rotor, you handle all structural topics in rotor design, stress design, rotor testing including fatigue, static strength, damage tolerance, bird strike, and compliance demonstration.

Your responsibilities include defining test strategy, test bench selection, test bench design support, external tests support, test plan generation, and test analysis. You perform stress and structural analysis like fatigue, damage tolerance, and static strength for rotors.

You join a team of highly experienced and motivated professionals in the mechanical engineering department. They create innovative solutions for complex problems with unwavering commitment to excellence and deliver highest quality on time.

Take pride in seeing projects through from start to finish with success in a fast-growing high-tech company. Shape the future of aviation, create new things from scratch, and manage your own projects with personal accountability and growth opportunities.

Requirements

Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree (MSc, Ph.D.)
5 years of professional experience in the field of rotors or propellers structures (preferably of rotorcrafts)
Experience with method validation process based on test data (test benches, flight test)
Experience in developing, manufacturing, and testing of composite aircraft or rotors including composite fatigue and damage tolerance
Experience in composite stress analysis
Detailed knowledge of current subject related certification requirements (SC-VTOL, CS25/27/29), applicable Methods of Compliance, adjacent certification and industry requirements
Practical experience in the verification function within a comparable completed project

Responsibilities

Ensure all structural activities are done within cost/time/schedule targets
Participate as a design engineer in the communication with EASA as part of the Project team
Drive the rotor structural design and design process including the used processes and materials
Handle structural design and stress design for rotors
Manage rotor testing including fatigue, static strength, damage tolerance, and bird strike
Define test strategy, test bench selection, test bench design support, and test plan generation
Perform test analysis and support external tests
Conduct stress and structural analysis like fatigue, damage tolerance, and static strength

Benefits

Fast-growing high-tech company with a broad network of top investors and partners
Chance to help shape the future of aviation
Chance to create new things from scratch and manage your own projects
Personal accountability, and growth and learning opportunities, based on your skills
Inspiring workplace with modern workstations, flexible hours, efficient communication, flat hierarchies and fantastic team spirit