#ET22R Innovation Work Package Manager

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Innovation Work Package Manager (m/f) to join the Research & Innovation department based in Marignane, France. Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters. The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high‑tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment. You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

Your future missions:

• Manage and/or directly make at operational level, complex mechanical studies on the entire scope of Helicopter subsystems, including Engine and powertrain new technologies.
• Manage Ground Test campaigns on benches at Airbus site or on partner/university locations in connection with dynamic system maturation.
• Analyse in detail experimental data from Dynamic system results (ground/flight tests, especially Engine fields), calibrate simulation models with engineering teams (aero CFD, thermal, data analysis, engine specialists), and ensure modelling/tuning of Thermodynamic components.
• Build and manage technical documentation for putting new technologies in flight to complete “permit to fly” files (technical descriptions, safety analysis, Flight clearance notes, performance statements, maintenance sheets, quality documents).
• Manage Supplier and partner relationships as a Work Package Manager (daily follow‑up, deliverables monitoring, purchasing‑to‑delivery follow‑up), conduct pre‑studies with Universities, and synchronize in‑house operational functions (production, quality, logistics).

Your profile:

• Minimum required professional experience level:5 years minimum as an engineer on complex products.
• 4 years minimum in development in the aerospace industry, especially at low TRL levels (up to TRL6).
• Proven experience as a project leader / Work Package Manager.
• Proficiency in Catia V5 (standard module) and VPM‑type PLM tools.
• Engineering and/or Science Master’s degree (Bachelor+5).
• Thermal, aerodynamics, or engine expertise will be highly appreciated.
• Advanced awareness of safety, compliance, and airworthiness constraints of Aerospace products.
• Technical English proficiency.

Soft skills:

• Agility and capacity to constantly adapt behavior to a moving complex environment.
• Great versatility and resilience.
• Ability to work under pressure and embrace uncertainties.
• Leadership and management skills.

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values: Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity:

We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem‑solving.

Compensation and benefits:

• Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit‑sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.
• We invest in your complete well‑being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work‑life balance (parental support, flexibility).
• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Recruitment process:

Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.

Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.

Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager. Receive the job offer

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Helicopters SAS Employment Type: Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13 Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Powerplant and Propulsion

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