Handling Qualities Engineer (f/m)

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Handling Qualities Engineer (f/m) based in Toulouse, France.

You will be part of a team developing flight physics, system, engine, and landing gear integration across the entire aircraft lifecycle. As part of the 1YCGB team within the IYC domain, you will be involved in handling qualities validation aiming at ensuring aircraft safety, controllability, and certification standards for serial and future aircraft developments.

Your working environment: Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Size and verify control surfaces and actuators to ensure aircraft manoeuvrability and stability requirements.
• Define and validate the flight domain (minimum speeds, angle of attack, weight/CG) ensuring safety and operational reliability.
• Perform failure cases analysis to assess system failure consequences on aircraft stability and flight controls.
• Prepare, execute, and evaluate flight simulator and flight test campaigns required for aerodynamic validation.
• Analyze in-service operational events and deliver technical dossiers for aircraft certification and airworthiness.

Your boarding pass:

• Proven hands-on engineering experience in aeronautical or mechanical systems environments.
• Strong background in Flight Dynamics and flight physics/flight test principles.
• Proficiency in dynamic simulation and modeling platforms (Matlab, Simulink).
• Solid understanding of automatic control systems, feedback control loops, or integrated aircraft systems.
• Advanced professional proficiency in both English and French (written and spoken).

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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 Operations SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Vehicle Mission & Control <JF-EN-EU>

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.