Job Description:
We are currently looking for:
Structures Test - Rig Design & Stress Engineer
Location: Filton, Bristol
Contract: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Duties:
- Test Rig Concepts designed on time, cost & quality
- Prepare a pre-design (3D study) for specification release
- Perform detailed stress analysis activities
- Lead work packages for external manufacturing and design to manufacture activities within the test centre perimeter
- Integrate electrical, measurement and data system installation requirements
- Work with and be the key interface to other airbus business units & external test customers
- Provide detailed designs and data transfer for manufacturing
- Ensure a configuration management of drawings and 3D data
- Provide specimen interface drawings
- Ensure test means interfaces are compliant with specimen loading areas
- Support acceptance of test means after manufacturing
- Provide expertise during the assembly of the test means in the laboratory
- Coordinate all internal and external contributors/stakeholders/suppliers
- Anticipate, identify and manage risks & opportunities
- Participate in the Test Centre and weekly team meetings
Our requirements:
- Design of aeronautical structures or equivalent high precision structural engineering projects (e.g. civil, marine, test rigs)
- 3D Design of complex engineering structures (CATIA V5 and/or 3DXperience).
- Stress calculation and checking (hand calculations and/or FEM sizing tool).
- Materials testing (optional)
- Experience in managing suppliers or participating in supplier selection (optional)
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering or a related discipline (e.g. Aerospace, Structures, Materials, Physics).
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Independent and structured way of working
- Ability to work in a team, resilience, flexibility
Benefits
- Flexible working hours (flexi-time)
- 25 days holidays + bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 1 week
- Pension scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) employee cover only
- Access to discount shipping platform
Contract:
End date for applicants: 16th November 2026
Interviews: From w/c 23rd November 2026
Start date: January 2027
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience
Are you interested in a varied job in a motivated team? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our Workday system.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
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Testia LimitedContract Type:
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Airbus 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.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Skills Required
- Experience designing aeronautical structures or equivalent high-precision structural engineering projects, such as civil, marine, or test-rig structures
- Experience with 3D design of complex engineering structures using CATIA V5 and/or 3DEXPERIENCE
- Experience performing stress calculations and checking using hand calculations and/or FEM sizing tools
- Degree or equivalent qualification in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, such as aerospace, structures, materials, or physics
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Independent and structured approach to work
- Ability to work in a team, with resilience and flexibility
- Experience with materials testing
- Experience managing suppliers or participating in supplier selection
Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.
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What We Do
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
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