Safran Engineering Services

Loads Engineer - Flight Physics - 1 year Fixed Term

Bristol Remote OK 2-5 yrs exp Aviation & Aerospace 2,227 employees

Flight PhysicsFlight LoadsGround LoadsAeroelasticsAerodynamics

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering. Proficiency in Python and Matlab is required, along with a strong understanding of flight physics and aircraft behavior.

Job Description

In order to develop and expand the capabilities of SAFRAN Engineering Services in the UK, we are looking for a Loads Engineer to join our growing team for initially a 12m fixed term contract.

Load calculations used for sizing study of future aircrafts or for major MODs. For a start, determination of component loads (calculation of the loads on specifics parts) and could be in the future::

Ground loads (Landings, Brakings, Turns, Rollings, ...)
Flight loads (Longitudinal and Lateral Manoeuvres, Load Alleviation Functions, Gust, Failure cases ...)
Aeroelastics calculation (Flutter calculations, control surfaces limit cycle oscillations)

Requirements

Mechanical / Aerospace / Structural Engineering degree
Technical skills:
Flight Physics, Flight Loads, Ground Loads, Aeroelastics, Aerodynamics
Know the behavior of an airplane, to have physical sense
Coding: Python (mandatory)
Tools: Matlab
Strong ability to plan and schedule activities across multiple modules
Pay attention to details
Effective communication skills, able to clearly define expectations and gain understanding
Team spirit with a capacity to interact with multicultural teams

Benefits

185 hours holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice
Death in service life insurance - covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
PEGI Share Scheme
Career development within Safran Group
Training & development are a focus
Early finish on a Friday

Education

Bachelor Degree

Skills

Flight PhysicsFlight LoadsGround LoadsAeroelasticsAerodynamicsPythonMatlabMechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringStructural EngineeringPlanningSchedulingCommunication skillsTeamwork

About Safran Engineering Services

Safran Engineering Services est partenaire en Ingénierie des grandes industries de transport aérien et terrestre. Depuis ses sites en Europe, Etats-Unis, Mexique, Maroc et en Inde, l’entreprise prend la responsabilité de projets d’ingénierie pour le compte de ses clients et fournit des services à forte valeur ajoutée sur des activités d’expertise. Safran Engineering Services, ce sont des femmes et des hommes engagés avec un savoir-faire dans les systèmes électriques, l’aérostructure, l’ingénierie mécanique, l'ingénierie de production, l’ingénierie système ou encore le développement logiciel. Consciente des enjeux actuels, l’entreprise place l’innovation au cœur de sa stratégie et accompagne l’ensemble de ses clients dans leur transformation digitale grâce à sa maîtrise des technologies de réalité virtuelle, réalité augmentée, fabrication additive, data analytics, intelligence artificielle, ou encore model-based systems engineering (MBSE). Elle mise sur le développement des compétences de ses collaborateurs qui sont formés aux métiers d’aujourd’hui et de demain.