- *Job Description:**
- Airbus Commercial Aircraft i*s looking for an *Engine Performance Research & Predevelopment Engineer (Powerplant CoC in Design Office) F/H* to join our Propulsion Performance and Thermal Management domain based in *Toulouse, France.*
You will join the Propulsion System Sizing team within the Airbus Design Office, spearheading technical pre-development studies for next-generation aircraft propulsion installations. Operating across preliminary design, thermodynamic cycle evaluations, and multi-disciplinary optimization from exploratory phases up to program launch, you will steer key technical interfaces alongside the R&T organization, engine manufacturers, nacelle suppliers, and aircraft architecture specialists.
*Your working environment:*
Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!
- How we care for you:*
- *Financial rewards:* Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
- *Work / Life Balance:* Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
- *Wellbeing / Health*: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
- *Individual development: *Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
*Your challenges*:
- Steer propulsion system preliminary design and thermodynamic cycle assessments for next-generation engine concepts.
- Develop optimization workflows and simulation capabilities to evaluate thrust, fuel consumption (SFC), weight, and Time On Wing.
- Deliver qualified engine performance models to feed aircraft preliminary integration studies and overall aircraft sizing.
- Perform critical technical evaluations of engine manufacturers' design proposals and specify propulsion installation requirements.
- Quantify the performance potential of novel powerplant architectures in collaboration with acoustics and aerodynamics domains.
- Your boarding pass:*
- Background in aeronautics, propulsion, or thermal engineering.
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience in propulsion engineering or applied thermodynamics.
- Proven technical mastery of thermodynamic simulation tools (PROOSIS, NPSS, GasTurb, Dymola, or Matlab).
- Strong technical background in turbomachinery preliminary design, component sizing, and Python-based data pipelines with Git.
- Advanced professional proficiency in English.
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****Company:****
Airbus Operations SAS
*Employment Type:*
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12
*Experience Level:*
Professional
*Job Family:*
Powerplant and Propulsion
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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.