Design Engineer (d/f/m)
Clearance Level
BPSS
Salary Range
Competitive
Employment Type
FULL TIME
Work Style
onsite
// Role Summary
Join Aerostack, a venture between Airbus and an automotive leader, to drive the development of innovative PEM fuel cell stacks for aeronautic applications. This role focuses on bipolar plate CAD design within a collaborative, international team.
// Key Responsibilities
- Design and release of CAD drawings for fuel cell stack components, adhering to strict standards.
- Technical development of stack components, parts, jigs, and tools, including requirement management.
- Perform mechanical, thermal, fluid, and electrical analyses, and detailed tolerance calculations.
- Prepare manufacturing drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), and support configuration management.
- Coordinate prototyping, manufacturing, assembly, and support Validation & Verification activities.
- Requires Master's degree, expertise in CAD (Catia, 3DX) and fuel cell stack development, with English and German fluency.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As an employee of Aerostack, a Joint Venture between Airbus and an automotive company, you will be integral to accelerating Zero Emission Aircraft development. You will join a collaborative team focused on developing PEM fuel cell stacks for aeronautic applications. This critical role centers on the bipolar plate CAD design of our fuel cell stack technology.
Key Accountabilities: Design Engineer
- Ensure the timely and successful creation and release of CAD drawings, adhering to all Aerostack standards and configuration management requirements.
- Deliver assigned sub-work packages on time and in full compliance with all project and Aerostack standards.
Key Responsibilities: Design Engineer
Technical Development and CAD Design
- Drive the technical development of fuel cell stack components, parts, jigs, and tools.
- Define, cascade, and manage requirements for stack components, parts, and for jigs and tools.
- Create advanced, parameterized CAD models adhering to relevant standards, including mass and volume calculations, and conduct assembly checks.
- Define and/or perform mechanical analyses (including thermal, fluid mechanical, mechanical, and electrical aspects) and dimensioning of parts.
- Perform initial mechanical analyses (including thermal, fluid mechanical, mechanical, and electrical aspects).
- Perform detailed tolerance calculations.
- Prepare CAD models specifically for subsequent CAE calculations.
Standards, Documentation, and Configuration
- Apply relevant Aerostack and Aeronautical standards and processes to the work.
- Prepare and release manufacturing drawings and essential engineering documents, such as Bills of Material (BOM).
- Ensure adherence to the established part numbering and release system.
- Support configuration management and the maintenance and refinement of best practices within SAP.
- Actively participate in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D-FMEAs) and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (P-FMEAs), emphasizing quality and safety elements.
Prototyping, Validation, and Technology Advancement
- Coordinate the procurement, manufacturing, and assembly of components, parts, and jigs and tools.
- Propose and support Validation and Verification (V&V) activities.
- Strive for advanced stack technology to achieve TRL 5 and beyond, supporting the industrialization of stack components.
- Accountable to coordinate, control, monitor, and document sub-work packages.
Collaboration and Continuous Improvement
- Maintain close cooperation with the "CRE" (Component Responsible Engineer), project leads, and cross-functional partners (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Cost Engineering, Quality).
- Continuously improve engineering procedures, design guides, and methods.
- Conduct patent and literature research relevant to fuel cell technology.
Required Skills and Experience
- Education: Master’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- While aerospace experience is a plus, experts from the automotive, maritime, or commercial fuel cell sectors eager to adapt to aerospace standards are encouraged to apply.
- Expertise in CAD-based design of bipolar plates.
- Substantial professional background in fuel cell stack development.
- Software and Tools: Expert with 3D-CAD tools (e.g., Catia, 3DX).
- Ability to understand and interpret results from FEM and CFD simulations.
- Competence in programming (e.g., Python).
- Google Workspace is a plus.
- Mindset and Languages: Pragmatic, striving for simplicity, capable of thriving in a multidisciplinary and multicultural setting, with a "Can-do attitude" and strong drive for execution.
- Language Skills: Fluent proficiency in both English and German is required.
What We Offer
- Challenging tasks with unique services and products.
- Pleasant working atmosphere in a professional and international work environment.
- Comprehensive on-boarding included.
- Extensive company training offers (eLearning and Classroom Trainings).
- Flexible working hours.
- Compatibility of work and family life.
- Attractive remuneration.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Employee stock options.
- Discounted car leasing.
- Good connections to public transport and local parking facilities.
- Catering facilities on site.
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.