Mass Properties Engineer

A vacancy for a Mass Properties Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Getafe (Madrid). The successful applicant will join Flight Physics Department.

Tasks & Accountabilities

• Contribute to development of new vehicles (incl. derivatives), operational support of in-service vehicles and decommissioning.
• Define mass status, target mass and route to target.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting mass at the various stages of vehicle life through mass estimations, calculations, accounting and weight control.
• Validate mass by weighing.
• Collaborate with many technical disciplines to understand and challenge the vehicle design in the quest for optimum mass.
• Deliver mass models for loads analyses.
• Perform trade studies, benchmarking and competitors’ analyses.
• Contribute to the overall vehicle optimisation.
• Provide support to Chief Engineering and Program for decisio...