In het kort
Airbus Netherlands B.V. zoekt een lead Engineer Structures in Leiden. Het gaat om een detacheringsopdracht voor 40 uur per week met een looptijd van 12 maanden. De inschaling is Schaal 15 (indicatie €6.400 – €9.600 bruto p/m).
Location: Leiden area
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Industry: Aerospace and space
About the role
As Lead Engineer Structures, you will provide technical and operational leadership to a team developing large metallic structures for space applications, including rocket structures. You will coordinate engineering activities, support your team and help ensure structural designs meet technical, safety and quality requirements.
You will work closely with FEM analysts, AIT, other engineering disciplines, production and Quality. You will also contribute hands-on to complex engineering challenges, investigate technical incidents and work with specialists to identify and implement solutions.
Your responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate engineers working on large metallic structures for space applications.
- Guide engineering activities and help ensure progress, quality and alignment with project requirements.
- Coach and motivate team members, supporting them in resolving technical challenges and developing their performance.
- Oversee structural engineering activities and ensure designs meet technical requirements and safety standards, including Factor of Safety considerations.
- Collaborate with FEM analysts, AIT, engineers, production and Quality throughout the engineering and production process.
- Analyse technical incidents and structural issues with subject-matter experts and relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate the investigation, assessment and resolution of engineering problems.
- Support effective communication between engineering teams and production stakeholders.
- Contribute to improving engineering processes, methods and ways of working.
- Maintain the technical integrity, reliability and manufacturability of structural designs.
- Estimate, execute and monitor the financial budgets for your work packages.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
- At least five years of relevant structural engineering experience, preferably with technical leadership or team management experience.
- Essential experience with metallic structures; experience solely with concrete or other non-metallic construction is not sufficient.
- Experience in aerospace, space, aviation, offshore, automotive or (offshore) wind turbines.
- Experience with Factor of Safety calculations and structural safety requirements.
- Demonstrated experience leading, coordinating or supervising engineers in a technical environment.
- A proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to take ownership of technical challenges.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience investigating incidents and resolving complex engineering issues.
- Knowledge of structural analysis methods and the ability to work effectively with specialists across engineering disciplines.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A genuine interest in aerospace technology, space systems and the products being developed.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Residence in the Netherlands.
It is an advantage if you have: experience working in an Agile environment and knowledge of Nastran.
What the role offers
- The opportunity to work on technically challenging projects in the international space industry.
- A leading engineering role coordinating and guiding a team of specialists.
- Collaboration with experienced professionals across engineering, analysis, production, integration and Quality.
- A high-tech environment where technical expertise, teamwork and innovation are central.
Interested?
Bring your structural engineering expertise and leadership skills to the development of advanced metallic structures for space applications.
Eisen
Hier moet je cv aantoonbaar aan voldoen
- Accept requirements and hiring terms (rate all in, ao commuting costs, excl VAT)
- The supplier/freelancer agrees to the General Terms and Conditions and the Client-Specific Conditions (CSC) of Airbus, which can be found on the Airbus Hiring Desk website (https://hiringdeskairbusds.nl)
Wensen
Hiermee val je op
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in structural engineering, preferably combined with demonstrable technical leadership or team management experience
- Background in aerospace, space, aviation, offshore, automotive, or (offshore) wind turbines
- Experience working in an Agile environment is an advantage
- Knowledge of Nastran is an advantage
