In order to support the Rotor System Stress department, Airbus Helicopters is looking for a
Master Thesis on Design and Optimization of a complex component of the Flight Control System for Additive Manufacturing from metallic materials (d/f/m)
Are you looking for a master thesis at Airbus Helicopters? Would you like to work on an innovative design for additive manufacturing for a complex and highly loaded part of a helicopter?
We look forward to you supporting us in the Rotor System Stress department!
The Rotor System Stress department is an international team of passionate engineers located on three sites in Germany and France and working on the strength analysis of parts of the dynamic system of a helicopter including main and tail rotor system, flight control system and engine and gear box suspension systems.
This Master thesis explores the design and sizing of a complex component of the flight control system, as of today manufactured from different sheet metal parts joined together by several welding operations, for manufacturing by means of metal additive manufacturing (AM). The ambition of this thesis is to develop a design for metal additive manufacturing with few internal interfaces and/or joints taking into account the specific requirements for AM and all constraints based on the exemplary H145 helicopter. Target is to have a design sufficiently mature for the manufacturing and testing of prototype parts at the end of this thesis.
Your benefits
attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flextime)
international environment with the opportunity to network globally
at Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our regular team meetings
research and analysis of state-of-the-art concepts for complex and highly integral parts manufactured by means of metal additive manufacturing
special focus on requirements and constraints for metal additive manufacturing
development of a new design / new designs for the selected component of the flight control system for metal additive manufacturing with special focus on design solutions with few internal interfaces / joints
sizing, optimization and substantiation (static strength and fatigue strength) of the most promising design(s) for the selected component of the flight control system by means of analytical analysis, numerical analysis and optimization based on detailed and validated FEM models
evaluation of the most promising design(s) for the selected component of the flight control system with regard to mass, costs, inspection needs and fatigue lifetime
documentation of all investigations and analysis results including an evaluation/outlook with regard to future projects and developments
enrolled as full-time aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering student (m/f/d) or similar field of study
design skills (CATIA suite) and finite element method modelling skills (Altair Hyperworks suite, ...) knowledge of additive manufacturing process is a plus
language skills: advanced in German and English
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