Senior Loads Engineer

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 950 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 novel design of the Lilium Jet presents unique challenges for our Loads Engineers. The Loads and Aeroelastics Engineers are the figurative glue that binds disciplines together, understanding the underlying physics to robustly predict loads throughout the flight envelope. We are looking for an outstanding Loads Engineer to develop methods, calculate loads, test and validate predictions, and assist in the certification of the Lilium Jet.

You will report to the Loads, Aeroelastics and GFEM Team Lead, working as part of an integrated team within the larger Flight Mechanics department. Your day-to-day activities will involve interacting across the teams, such as Aerodynamics, Modelling and Simulation, Flight Control Laws, and Structures to ensure a consistent understanding of the Lilium Jet’s behavior.

The Flight Mechanics team uses a mixture of low and high-fidelity calculations, together with optimization methods and physical testing, to ensure our aircraft and systems achieve our performance targets. We use state-of-the-art systems to deliver rapid results and encourage innovative thinking to achieve the best solutions on time.

Your Day to Day:

• Full cycle of limit loads calculation activities at both aircraft and component level for design exploration, product development and certification.
• Closely collaborate and maintain strong relations with Aerodynamics, Modelling and Simulation, Flight Control Laws, Mass Properties, Performance, Propulsion System, Structures, Flight Test, Battery System, and Certification.
• Support the definition of modelling strategies and implementation of frameworks and models to analyze the aircraft loads.
• Support the development and execution of component and aircraft level ground test and flight test campaigns for loads.
• Support the validation of loads models with ground and flight test results.

Your Profile:

• M.Eng. or M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering or a similar degree.
• 5+ years of professional experience in aircraft static and/or dynamic loads.
• Previous experience in aircraft certification.
• Highly proficient in using Nastran, Multibody Dynamics codes (Motion Solve, Adams, etc.), and scripting languages (Python, Matlab).
• Experience with control systems and aero(servo)elasticity is a plus.
• Target-oriented, driven work style with analytical problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English language skills are essential.

Want to know more? Then view our 'Why join Lilium' page!

Life at Lilium:

The wellbeing of our employees is a high priority. In our HQ we have many initiatives such as free healthy food and drinks, free in-house gym and health days. In remote offices we offer online opportunities to stay connected and develop yourself as well including our culture club, learning terminal, Employee Assistance Program and many more.

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.