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ATR - Spec - Future Projects and R&T

Hybrid

Toulouse, France

Junior

Freelance

15-01-2026

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Job Description:

About Us

ATR is the world's number one aircraft manufacturer in regional aviation providing a new generation of turboprops. We are a joint venture between two European aeronautical heavyweights, Airbus and Leonardo.

From the world’s largest cities, to our planet’s most remote regions, our purpose is to deliver air travel to people, communities and businesses in an innovative, sustainable and modern way.

If you strive for excellence, are driven by ambition, trust and respect as we are, then get your career off to a flighting start with ATR!

Our leadership profile:

People Centric Entrepreneurial Inspiring Exemplary Innovative Humble

At ATR y ou will work with passionate colleagues to make a difference in a human size company with attractive advantages!

We are looking for a Future Project and R&T Engineer to come onboard in our Engineering Integration & Chief Engineering Directorate in Giovanna’s Future Projects and R&T team: a team of 10 collaborators!

Your Mission

As part of the Future Projects and R&T team within the Engineering Integration & Chief Engineering directorate, you will be in charge to evaluate new disruptive regional aircraft concepts and enhancements of ATR current platform, contributing to the roadmap of ATR future products.

New ambitious targets for aviation emissions combined with an ongoing rise of air traffic demand motivate the research for cleaner propulsion systems and other technologies enabling emission reduction. As leader of the regional market, ATR fuel-efficient turboprop products are poised to become the next candidates in line to benefit from disruptive technologies relying on alternative power sources.

Your tasks will consist of:

Assessing from a technical point of view new aircraft concepts and their potentials to improve operational performances and/or to reduce environmental impacts
Contributing preliminary design studies in line with ATR product policy
evaluate new disruptive technologies for regional aircraft application and their impact when integrated at aircraft level
Analyze the requirements coming from the Program or/and Commercial in order to assess the impact at aircraft level and verify the suitability of different engineering solutions to match the given requirement and support Product policy studies.
Contributing to ATR product policy by defining high level requirements for future ATR products (conventional and disruptive)
Contributing to research joint studies with key industrial partners to develop the technologies and the competencies aimed to improve the aircraft conceptual design and components integration
Contributing to the development of numerical simulation platforms to perform multidisciplinary optimizations for aircraft design and architecture
Supporting the marketing department by providing engineering judgement and performing preliminary studies of potential competitors
Presenting and reporting the progresses made on research projects and preliminary design activities to management, ATR internal customers and Public Institutions

About You

Field of study in engineering
Strong knowledge in aerodynamics, flight performances, overall aircraft design and systems integration
At least 3 years of significant experience in preliminary aircraft design
Good knowledge of programming languages (Python and Matlab)
Good knowledge of preliminary aircraft design tools (e.g. PIANO, VSAERO, FAST, ...)
Knowledge in electrical systems and alternative fuels (SAF, Hydrogen) would be a plus
Knowledge in hybrid and electrical propulsion system architectures and integration would be a plus
Curious and autonomous with good communication skills
Fluent in English and French (Italian is a plus)
... but above all, you are ready to take off with us to keep connecting communities and businesses and provide the best possible products and support to our customers!

Our Recruitment Process

Giovanna will contact you
Innovative and digital assessment
To get to know you better: interview with Giovanna then with a Talent Acquisition Partner

What We Offer

Highly competitive compensation package (profit and success sharing, employee savings plan...)

Work-life balance (remote working, 6th week of paid leave, additional days off for family events...)

Well-being / health (supplementary health & welfare coverage...)

Career paths enabling employees to develop their skills and build a professional project

Wide choice of development programs for soft and hard skills

CSE: ATR (family and employee events) and Airbus CSE (travel, vacation camps ...)

Diversity and inclusion: Over 1200 men & women with more than 35 different nationalities work together in our teams !

ATR 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.

A propos d'ATR

ATR est le premier constructeur mondial d'av

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