AIRSHIP WEIGHT & BALANCE & INSTALLATION ENGINEER

FLYING WHALES is looking for a

WEIGHT & BALANCE & INSTALLATION ENGINEER

FLYING WHALES is an extraordinary industrial adventure.

We are developing an air transport solution to support the economic development of landlocked regions and significantly reduce the environmental footprint of cargo transport.

FLYING WHALES has formed a consortium to design, build on three continents and operate worldwide a fleet of LCA60T airships capable of loading and unloading up to 60 tons of cargo (wood, wind turbine blades, containers, mobile hospital, etc.) in hover flight, with a particularly low environmental footprint. This transport system is unique in the world. FLYING WHALES is also developing FLYING WHALES SERVICES, the operating company for this fleet, which will combine the skills of an airline and an airport company.

At FLYING WHALES, we have a highly ambitious vision that today brings together over 200 pioneers, a powerful international shareholder base and some 50 partner companies.Pioneers of the 21st century, men and women who contribute their desire, passion and know-how every day to give birth to a new transport solution, but also to an idea. The idea that companies must be able to continue creating links in order to grow.

This is FLYING WHALES' mission: to open up isolated regions of the world, while helping to reduce CO2 emissions and transport infrastructure.

You want to help us write a page in the history of aeronautics and the economic development of isolated regions? Here's the pioneer we're looking for:

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As part of our organic growth in France and abroad, we are recruiting a WEIGHT & BALANCE & INSTALLATION ENGINEER.

YOUR MISSIONS:

·      Perform physical installation studies of assigned systems (3Dexp and CATIA):

• Ensure completeness of 3D systems

• Work on interface kinematics

• Perform clearance analysis

• Define Interface Bonding Criteria

• Check for corrosion stresses

• Define system and component space allocations

·      Support WP Leaders on installation aspects:

• Clarify and share installation operating rules (ICD instruction, stack-up policy, etc...)

• Provide installed data for systems performances studies (such as lines lengths, elbows, and heights for hydraulic studies)

• Support the design effort by participating in the pre-sized 3D representation of certain orphan components

·      Manage weight, centering and inertias:

• Build and maintain the airship's weight, inertia, and center of gravity database

• Follow design evolutions and configurations and participate in weight trade-offs

• Manage transversally the weight and centering optimization plans

• Exploit the database to provide consolidated weights / centers of gravity / inertia to architects, FSIM, MVM, etc...

• Support the system and component specification effort by ensuring the correct allocation of center of gravity positions and target and not to exceed weights.

YOUR EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES:

• Education: Bac +5 engineering school (Aeronautic) or equivalent Master

• Previous Experiences: minimum 3 years of experience as physical integration engineer  for an aircraft manufacturer or a system supplier, completed by a minimum of 2 years of experience in mass, centering and inertias management for an aircraft manufacturer

  
  
  

YOUR COMPETENCIES :

• Knowledges of physical integration rules of aeronautic systems

• Mastery of functional dimensioning

• Mastery of complex chains of dimensions

• Excellent analysis and synthesis skills

• Mastery of CATIA V6 (3DEXPERIENCE environment)

• Ability to steer and to optimize mass and centering

• Mastery of the Monte-Carlo method

• Knowledge of Bill of Materials

• Strong knowledge of VBA-macro CATIA

• Fluent English and French-written and verbal is mandatory

  
  
  

YOUR QUALITIES:

• Proactive

• Strength of proposal

• Rigorous

• Appetite for working in a cross-functional multidisciplinary team

  
  
  

WHAT WE OFFER :

• A stake in the capital

• The prospect of rapid development in a growing company

• The option of remote working

• A gym in the workplace

  
  
  

APPLICATION PROCESS :

• A meeting with Thomas, Talent Acquisition Specialist,

• A meeting with Pierrot, Head of Physical Architecture,

• A meeting with Olivier, CTO.

  
  
  

PRATICAL INFORMATION :

• Contract: permanent contract (CDI)

• Workplace: Suresnes (92) - France

• Available position: As soon as possible

• Department: Physical Architecture Department 

• Point of contact: www.flying-whales.com

• Reference: WBINSTAL - 2024

  
  
  

FLYING WHALES is committed to creating an inclusive workspace where employees are valued for their skills and experiences.

If you are passionate, if you are convinced by the project, if this position seems to be a great opportunity for you, we will be happy to meet you!