Tools and Methods Specialist

About Heart Aerospace

At Heart Aerospace we work at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. Heart's mission is to create the world’s greenest, most affordable, and most accessible form of transport.

At Heart Aerospace we develop the ES-30, a regional electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers driven by electric motors with battery derived energy. The ES-30 is expected to enter into service in 2028.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our fast moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team.

Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together!

Role Overview

Heart Aerospace is in an expansive phase and are now looking for a specialist in tools and methods for efficient product development. You will work in the engineering methods & tools section, reporting to the Head of Central Engineering Functions & Integration.

You will be part of the development and evolvement of the Heart Aerospace development process and the supporting tool ecosystem. You will work with developing methods and models for configuration control, systems engineering practice, detailed design work, and contribute to the establishment of a company-wide development philosophy. This includes establishing minimum & best practices and formalizing them in guidelines and training material. As a result, you will actively shape and develop the Heart Aerospace way of developing the most sustainable aircraft.

Your daily tasks will be to collect needs on the engineering tools and methods from the organization by talking to the users. You will synthesize the needs and propose solutions in terms of tools and methods. You will practically implement and customize tools like a PLM system to support the user's needs.
Qualifications & Experience

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BSc degree in Engineering, Data Science, or other comparable

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5 years experience in product development

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Knowledge of Systems Engineering practices (preferably aerospace, but ISO standards with strong background of safety critical & functional based approaches is acceptable)

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Experience with use and implementation of product lifecycle management tools

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Experience with information modeling (e.g. UML, SysML)

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Knowledge of requirements based engineering processes

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Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD), preferably CATIA V5

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Passionate about technology

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Communicative, in terms of listening to other people and reflect on what they say as well as being able to convey complex things in simple ways

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Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English

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Eagerness to work with others

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Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission


The ideal candidate would have

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Experience with configuration control, including change management

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Project management and/or agile working experience

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A function-first approach to engineering

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Experience working in an aerospace start-up environment



At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.