Technical Design Lead & Customer Focal Point

Founded in 1962, SOGECLAIR is a group of engineering companies specializing in high technologies. With an international presence, SOGECLAIR has extended its influence beyond national borders, reinforcing its ability to innovate and collaborate with partners worldwide.

SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING consolidates and develops engineering projects within the group, featuring a diversity of areas of expertise. As a company with a human dimension, SOGECLAIR and its teams of experts offer a wide range of mechanical engineering skills, from research and development to service support.

As a designer of innovative, high value-added products and solutions, SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING brings its high-tech engineering skills to the cutting-edge aeronautical, space, rail and naval sectors.

Our expertise: aerostructure and systems installation, aircraft interiors, industrialization, configuration management, management and operations consulting, product and process performance, digital transformation, operational excellence, environmental transition.

Our values:

- Trust and team spirit

- Performance and innovation

- Responsibility and commitment

- Fairness and ethics in business ⚖️

We are looking for a Technical Design Lead & Customer Focal Point (m/w/d) to join our team in Bremen, Germany.

Your missions will be:

· Lead and support technical design activities using VPM/PASS tools

· Create, modify, and maintain CAD models and drawings in CATIA V5

· Support the structural design of aircraft sections and components

· Prepare, maintain, and control technical documentation

· Participate in design reviews and cross-functional engineering activities

· Contribute to the continuous improvement of design, verification, and validation processes

· Support the integration of designs into the digital product structure using VPM / 3DEXPERIENCE

· Collaborate with senior engineers on commercial and defense aerospace programs

· Act as a customer focal point for technical design topics

· Interface confidently with clients and customers, representing the technical design team in a professional and solution-oriented manner

· Lead, coordinate, and support a design engineering team

Requirements

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in aerospace engineering or a related field
• Solid knowledge of VPM/PASS tools

• Solid knowledge of TAKSY
• Solid knowledge of High-Lift systems, especially Wing Movables
• A350 program experience is highly valuable
• Knowledge of ATA 57 and ATA 27 is a strong advantage
• Proficiency in CATIA V5; experience with Full3D is an advantage
• Sound understanding of aircraft structures and aerospace design processes
• Experience working directly with clients and customers
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a technical design environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in an international environment
• Confident customer-facing presence with the ability to build trust, influence discussions, and represent technical solutions clearly
• Commercial awareness and a persuasive, charismatic communication style suitable for customer interactions

Your personality:

• Professional, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Charismatic, confident, and engaging personality with the ability to build positive customer relationships
• Customer-oriented mindset with the ability to listen, understand needs, and communicate solutions convincingly
• High sense of responsibility and commitment to quality
• Flexible and adaptable to evolving project requirements
• Curious and motivated to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies
• Comfortable working in international and multicultural teams
• Resilient, able to manage pressure, and capable of taking initiative
• Consistent, structured, and balanced working style

Benefits

• Collaboration with team player colleagues in a pleasant family atmosphere with modern technology and equipment, short decision paths and flat hierarchies
• Development opportunities
• Attractive remuneration in line with the market, an occupational pension scheme, 30 days of holiday
• Grant to "Deutschlandticket" (public transportation)