Data Analyst - Airbus-Related Programs

Role Overview

Orbital Critical Systems, part of the CAF Group, develops safety-critical software for aerospace, defence, and transport. The company is hiring Data Analysts to work on-site in Germany on data-focused Airbus-related aerospace and defence initiatives.

The position is based in the Finkenwerder and Hamburg area.

What Makes This Opportunity Attractive

• Competitive annual compensation in the range of €60,000 to €70,000.
• Help with housing search and German language learning.
• Complete relocation support, including administrative assistance.
• The employer will handle the German tax return process for the first year.
• Permanent German employment contract tied to long-term projects.
• Team-building events and regular technical check-ins.
• An international, diverse, and innovation-oriented workplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate and build inverse-design approaches using data-centric and machine-learning techniques to speed up advanced materials development.
• Translate performance targets into material configurations that reduce repeated optimisation work.
• Identify, design, and present research initiatives in composite materials and coating technologies that support the Central Research & Technology roadmap.
• Carry out research and development activities independently within a global, cross-border organisation.
• Work closely with universities, academic institutions, industrial collaborators, research organisations, and start-ups.
• Engage with the wider materials and surface-technology community to stay at the forefront of inverse-design methods.

Candidate Profile

• A degree in Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Hands-on experience or strong enthusiasm for data-driven modelling, machine learning, or inverse-design techniques.
• Practical knowledge of composite materials and/or coating technologies is a strong advantage.
• Ability to work with Python, perform data analysis, and use scientific computing tools.
• Advanced English proficiency at C1 level is required.
• German language knowledge is beneficial.
• Applicants must be citizens of a European country.

Additional Information

This is a full-time on-site role in Germany with permanent local employment terms and long-term project involvement.