Design Engineer

Please note: this position is not suitable for freelancers.

Job Description :
Airbus Netherlands B.V. is looking for a Design Engineer to join our Design&Analysis Team based in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Airbus Netherlands makes a vital contribution to the international space industry in the current operational areas of Solar Arrays, Launching Structures, and Instruments & Systems. In these areas we belong to the world top. We seek to achieve the same level with future products and services. We want to be seen as a reliable partner that contributes to the success of our clients’ missions in a solution-driven and targeted manner. Airbus Netherlands designs and builds solar arrays to power up satellites during all the phases of the mission. Our solar arrays need to be properly designed in such a way to provide the necessary power to the satellite and payloads, and able to sustain all the mechanical and thermal loads during all the phases of the mission. We are using our years of experience and the knowledge we have acquired to make new things possible in this field.
You will be part of a team that supports mainly the design of new Solar Arrays. Duties include designing via CAD the space products, considering the requirements of our customers which always differ from one mission to another. This to be performed in close collaboration with Lead and Systems Engineers, our expert mechanical and thermal engineering team, the Material&Process department and our experienced Assembly&Integration Team.

Meet the team:
Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex space missions which push forward human knowledge. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products, join our mission!

Your challenges:

• Design via CAD (CATIA V5) Airbus Netherlands B.V. space products, and in particular the ones related to our Solar Arrays product. This from their preliminary design to the final production drawings.
• Develop both CATIA CAD 3D models and detailed 2D drawings, which are used as an input during the production phase.
• Define and implement properly 2D drawings definition (tolerances, implementation of information concerning surface treatments, etc)
• Define of production drawings and (if requested) potential interactions with procurement office to assess overall manufacturability
• Design structure components and assemblies that are optimized in terms of weight, cost, performance, production / assembly requirements while highest safety of the Product is assured using appropriate Design tools.
• Identify the technical activities of the development life cycle that are necessary to develop a system/product and provide the level of confidence which is consistent with regulation and program requirements.
• Liaise with Mechanical and Thermal engineering team, and other appropriate Airbus departments to come up with optimum design solutions.
• Provide technical support during Design Reviews
• Select materials and processes appropriate to each design element, in close collaboration with our Materials & Processes Engineering Team.
• Ensure that final design allows successful integration of each design element with the product as a whole.
• Define and develop drawings needed for Interface Control Documents in close collaboration with Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer, and once needed, interacting with customers and technical third parties involved along the process.
• Accept broad objectives with agreed deadlines, but establish the tasks required and how they should be completed. 
• Ensure application of best practices and identify the need for enhanced processes, methods, and tools.
• Ensure all tasks and activities are correctly executed within time and allowable budget, in such a way to meet quality level required by our customers.

 Your boarding pass:

• Master Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace) with a strong curriculum emphasis on design engineering activities, preferably via CATIA.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as design engineer, preferably in the space sector.
• Minimum 2 years of experience using CATIA-V5 in the last 5 years.
• Experience in preparing and defining 2D drawings for manufacturing (add detail or section views if needed, implement dimensions, specify location, length, size of holes and threads, add tolerances to critical features, implement information on surface treatments, add specific notes to manufacturer, etc)
• Experience in geometrical tolerances, and related implementation in 2D drawings
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively.
• Nice to have is knowledge of classical and numerical (Finite Element) stress analysis methods, and having background knowledge also on classical mechanical and thermal aspects to be considered during design phase of space products.
• Nice to have is having matured previous experience in the design of mechanisms and deployable structures.
• Nice to have is having matured previous experience in the design of optical instruments.
• Nice to have is experience with IronCAD S/W.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint) and Google Suite (GMail, Docs, Sheets, Slides) required.
• Team player with a positive & collaborative attitude.
• Good interpersonal skills, flexibility and adaptability.
• Demonstrated a high level of problem-solving ability.
• Must be able to communication effectively in English (verbal and written)
• Conversational in Dutch is a plus.