Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check) 

TRAVEL REQUIRED:  Occasional travel within UK and international 

LOCATION: Filton, Bristol (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation 

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity) 

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Wing Analysis Engineering team at Filton. We are a team dedicated to finding technical solutions to support wing structure development, and we are looking for you to bring your passion for structural analysis and design to lead our work.

• You will approve Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) deliverables and lead the resolution of F&DT problems through the use of appropriate methods.

• You will be responsible for the technical scope of projects, providing guidance to F&DT Engineers and suppliers.

• You will liaise with the Chief Engineers, F&DT Seniors, Principals, and the Technical Authorities.

• You will support the development of less experienced team members on both technical and behavioural aspects.

• You will collaborate with the Process, Methods and Tools (PMT) and Digitalization departments on 1A transformation projects.

• Your work will implement automation and optimization tools and processes on the current and near-future incremental developments.

• You hold or are very close to holding approval signatory in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) analysis.

• You bring experience and know-how of structures engineering and analytical techniques.

• You have good knowledge of overall aircraft structural design principles and techniques.

• You have a structural analysis background, particularly in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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