🚀 Aircraft Doors Mechanism Designer (D / F / M)

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Airbus

💰 Earn $60.000 – $80.000 / year
  • 📍 Location: Hamburg
  • 📅 Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Overview

In order to support the doors operations team Airbus is looking for an Aircraft Doors Mechanism Designer (d / f / m) .

If you are looking for an opportunity to lead one of the most exciting and challenging technical developments within Airbus including innovative and first in the industry development processes join our doors design team!

Our team is responsible for developing the largest ever commercial freighter Main Deck Cargo Door and Door Surround Structure and we take full advantage of our end-to-end responsibility for the doors design and integration covering the architecture integration design stress qualification certification and testing of our products.

As part of our Make design concept we are also responsible for delivering the detailed design for our manufacturing partners and Suppliers as well as for the support of our production lines.

As Mechanism Design engineer you will be working on developing the innovative mechanism (Airbus Patent) working across boundaries (design stress ME M&P industrial) and securing the delivery of engineering deliverables.

Your location

You will be working at the largest production site for civil aircraft situated in Hamburg. Its location on the southern banks of the river Elbe includes the option to commute by ferry. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

Your benefits

Attractive salary and special payments

30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions

Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international group wide development prospects

Special benefits : employer-funded pension employee stock options discounted car leasing special conditions for insurances transportation subsidy employee benefits at cooperating companies

On-site-facilities : Kindergarten close to the site medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services canteen and cafeteria

Compatibility of family & work (job sharing part-time models flexible working hours individual timeout)

Working in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

You design validate and release aircraft doors mechanism components and assemblies

You develop optimized design in terms of weight cost performance and production / assembly requirements while ensuring the highest level of safety of the product

You develop product improvement proposals and drive them through the aircraft change process

You coordinate engineering suppliers and subcontractors

You manage mechanism qualification activities

You align with key stakeholders (manufacturing partners chief engineering program management customer service etc.)

Desired skills and qualifications

You hold a degree in Aircraft Engineering Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

You have advanced skills in using CATIA V5 for Kinematics

Proven experience with the development of passengers and cargo doors would be a plus

Knowledge and experience with the aircraft development manufacturing and certification process would be a plus

Experience in Tolerancing & Build Concept would be a plus

Basic knowledge of composite design principles would be a plus

You are motivated to work effectively within transnational and multi-functional teams

You enjoy a high level of ownership and have a proactive way of communication

Your English is on negotiation level - German and / or Spanish skills would be advantageous

Not a 100% match No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

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

Company : Airbus Operations GmbH

Employment Type : Permanent

Experience Level : Professional

Job Family : Structure Design & Integration

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background age gender disability sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is and always has been committed to equal opportunities for all. As such we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to .

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.

Key Skills

Aviation Safety,Aerospace Engineering,Aircraft Maintenance,Project Risk Management,Stress Analysis,Aircraft Parts,Aircraft Performance,Aircraft Propulsion,Aircraft Systems,Avaition,Airframe,Safety Management,Maintenance Engineering,Aeronautical Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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