Senior Test Engineer Powertrain

Lilium

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Munich, Germany

Posted on: 2022-05-17

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Lilium’s vision is to create a sustainable and accessible mode of high-speed, regional transportation.

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:

The Systems Testing team is responsible for various disciplines covering component, system, and aircraft level tests. Our team runs tests that facilitate certification, development, and research for the technology areas Propulsion, Batteries, Structures, Environmental Tests and Hardware in the Loop (HIL).

You will be part of the Propulsion testing team, and you will have complete ownership with end-to-end responsibility over tests and test rigs for Lilium’s proprietary Propulsion system. This includes for example instrumentation and test setup development, as well as testing and troubleshooting of electric motors and their components. In this role you work in close collaboration with other members from the testing teams, design engineering and production.

You will manage the complete process of testing from requirements breakdown & concept development through calculation, design & production to test execution & data processing, always adapting to the specific need within the aircraft program. With many interfaces to the engineering teams like Propulsion and Avionics your work comprises multidisciplinary tasks with tight timescales, which require focused, efficient, and proactive thinking to achieve effective and creative test approaches.

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:

Planning and setup of test equipment and instrumentation
Identification of test rig requirements in relation to aircraft, system, and sub-system requirements
Holistic and agile test & test rig development including concept, design, data acquisition and documentation
Pragmatic evaluation of test concepts with idealization of physical effects and first principles reasoning approach
Coordination with interfacing teams from Engineering, Design/CAD, Calculation and Production
Ad-hoc & hands-on test execution and reporting to support our fast-paced development activities

Your profile:

Degree in electrical / mechatronic / mechanical engineering (M.Sc. / Ph.D.) or a related field is required
7+ years of hands-on experience with multi-kW powertrain testing (e.g. engines, electric machines, inverters/controllers, servo actuators)
Experience with multi-kW power-electronics-based controllers is desired
Experience with voltage levels above 400VDC
Experience with current levels above 100A DC and 200Arms
Experience with thermal and vibration testing of electric machines
Experience with instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition and control systems is a strong plus
Experience in test & test rig development, test execution & data processing
Experience in aerospace processes and methods is beneficial
Driven individual with the ability to probe & challenge assumptions
High level of self-reliance with the ability to work in a team, as well as individually
Target-oriented workstyle with analytic problem-solving skills
Fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German or any other language is 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 sessions and free weekly yoga classes, or improve your German or English with our free language courses.

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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