VTOL Aerodynamic and Performance Intern (all gender)

At Ascendance we are building tomorrow’s hybrid-electric aviation with ATEA, a unique Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by STERNA, our in-house hybrid-electric propulsion system. We focus our efforts in designing an innovative, safe, silent, clean and affordable aircraft that will be able to blend into existing infrastructures and regulations to ease its deployment and maximise social acceptance.

If you are looking for a place where you will have a direct impact on very ambitious products, where you will work close to the hardware and where you can witness the result of your hard work quickly, board ATEA and come fly with us toward the future of aviation!

Your role : 🔎

Directly reporting to the OAD Team Lead, you will support aerodynamic and performance teams in building the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) model of ATEA prototype aircraft.

Your main responsibilities will be : 

• Ramp-up in the usage of current aerodynamic and performance tools at Ascendance. This includes, among others, a CFD code, Matlab and Python scripting, Paraview post-processing

• Improve the methods and tools for different phases of the aircraft development

• Support in building aerodynamic and performance models of ATEA VTOL Prototype

• Support in the analysis of ongoing flight tests of ATEA prototype.

Where do we stand? 

Founded on Ascendance's strong values, the whole team is involved in creating both innovative products to decarbonize aviation and an accurate company structure to support its fast development.

Full scale testbenches are ongoing while full scale aircraft development is running at full speed.

Sky's our limit, we are looking forward to the flight test campaign !

The job has been made for you if you : 🛠

• Hold an M.Eng. in Aerospace with a specialization in Flight Dynamics, Aerodynamics, or Aircraft Design

• Justify an initial experience on CFD simulations with industrial solvers

• Some experience in Matlab, Python and Paraview would be a plus.

We are meant to work together if you : 💚

• You are willing to contribute to the development of the company 

• You want to impact the future of aviation and lead the transition

• You want to face complex but thrilling challenges

• You like to work in a dynamic environment 

• You are a real team player who wants to build a big success story with us

• You are curious and eager to learn.

What we offer : 

• Career booster: versatility, training opportunities, internal mobility

• Restaurant tickets

• Public transportation allowance

• A flexible working environment

• Company events.

Recruitment process :🕐 

• Application review

• HR interview

• Technical/hiring manager interview.

Non-discrimination and diversity are our priorities. AFT is open to hire personalities with their own differences.