Aircraft Performance Engineer
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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
Using the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing jet, offering leading capacity, low noise and high performance, Lilium is building a transport network and service for people and goods. Working in partnership with world-leading aerospace, technology, and infrastructure partners, commercial operations are set to launch in 2024.
Lilium’s 700+ strong team includes over 400 aerospace engineers and a leadership responsible for delivering some of the most successful aircraft in aviation history. Founded in 2015, Lilium’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Munich, Germany, with teams based across Europe and the U.S.
A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.
As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than 800 people who are as passionate about changing the world as you are.
You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.
We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.
Your Role and your Team:
We are looking for an outstanding flight Aircraft Performance Engineer with solid experience to join our innovative team to help us shape the future of urban e-mobility.
In this position, you will have the exciting opportunity to work in our rapidly growing Flight Physics and Applied Sciences Team. You will report to the Aircraft Performance Team Leader and will work closely with Aerodynamics, Flight Simulation, Handling Qualities, Flight Control Laws, Operations, Commercial and Flight-Testing departments.
Lilium welcomes people from all over the world. We are a multinational company and happy to support our new top talents with relocation. We have helped our new hires to meet their Visa criteria and successfully settle in Munich.
Your Day to Day:
- Thoroughly understanding the flight physics of our unique configuration to derive performance targets and means of compliance for certification.
- Taking an active role in developing our flight performance simulation environment for engineering, AFM/AOM and FMS analyses.
- Working closely with the Propulsion and Energy Supply teams optimizing engine/airframe performance modelling.
- Working closely with the Commercial and Operations teams, to support development of new operational scenarios and markets.
- Supporting Performance development and certification flight test campaigns.
- Being part of multidisciplinary efforts to support the specification, development and approval of aircraft systems.
- Authoring engineering development and certification reports.
- Actively help shaping processes within the department.
Your Profile:
- M.Sc./M.Eng. or PhD in Aerospace Engineering and related fields is required.
- 5+ years of professional experience in aircraft performance development, testing and certification under CS.23/25 and/or CS.27/29 – handling qualities experience is a plus.
- 5+ years of professional experience in supporting operations of aircraft, with focus on performance optimization.
- Experienced with AFM, AOM and Performance data for FMS development and approval.
- Clear communicator and team player.
- High level of self-reliance and an autonomous target-oriented work style is a must.
- Target-oriented, driven workstyle with analytic problem-solving skills required.
- Fluent English language skills are essential, Fluent German or any other language would be beneficial.
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Life at Lilium:
You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely, we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture club sessions and free weekly yoga classes!
Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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