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Working student in the area of Tool Development in Thermomechanics (m/f/d)

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About the role

Working student in the area of Tool Development in Thermomechanics (m/f/d)

Are you keen to embark on a space adventure? Would you like to play a part in ensuring European space autonomy and sovereignty? ArianeGroup’s international teams design and build cutting-edge technologies for space, defence and industry: they are shaping Europe’s future in space. Whether you are a first-time job-seeker or an experienced professional, you’ll find that our 13 sites in Germany, mainland France and French Guiana offer career opportunities spanning a wide array of professions – engineering, customer service, quality control, legal matters and production, to name just a few. Here, you can discover our job.

ArianeGroup GmbH in Ottobrunn is looking for a ‘Working student in the area of Tool Development in Thermomechanics (m/f/d)’ for the department ‘Thermodynamics starting from 01.01.2027

What we offer you

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  • 🚀 Practical experience and involvement in an international aerospace company
  • 💶 Attractive remuneration
  • 🌤Company health management (regular prevention programmes, social counselling, company integration management)
  • 🕓 Flexible working hours with partial home office option
  • 🎾 Discount through employee benefits
  • 🥗 Staff canteen and car park

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Your main tasks and activities

  • Development and improvement of existing tools for post-processing of mechanical FE analyses
  • Improvement of the in-house bolt justification tool
  • Support and development of tools for automated project management

You have the following qualifications

  • Enrolled in Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on programming
  • Ability to organize, plan, and execute tasks independently
  • Basic knowledge of structural mechanics
  • Experience in software development using Git
  • Proficiency in Python and C++
  • Experience with simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus) is an advantage
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Teamwork and strong communication skills

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Are you interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application, including CV, cover letter and references, via the application button. Please note that currently only one document can be uploaded with the application. Please use a free online tool to summarise your documents in a PDF.

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Your contact person for questions

Miriam Schmitz

Yp-recruiting@ariane.group

Few more words about our site of Ottobrunn / Taufkirchen

In Bavaria, near Munich, the Ottobrunn site is ArianeGroup’s European centre of excellence for the development and production of space engine combustion chambers for launchers or satellites. The combustion chambers for Ariane 6’s liquid propulsion engines – Vulcain 2.1 and Vinci – are built here, along with that of the Prometheus® reusable engine. The site is also a centre of excellence for 3D printing and the production of cryogenic valves.

Copied from the listing ArianeGroup published, verified 31 Oct 2026.

About ArianeGroup

Prime contractor of the Ariane 6 rocket, with its defense work on the same board.

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