We are recruiting for two distinct opportunities within our team: Lead Design Engineers and Senior Design Engineers.
As a structural engineering specialist, you will join a multidisciplinary design team deployed across various Airbus programmes, developing wing structures and supporting aircraft in service from concept through to operational delivery.
How you will contribute to the team
- Create design solutions and technical studies from initial concept through to supporting aircraft in service, ensuring delivery in accordance with relevant design methods and requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements.
- Provide technical leadership and support the functional development of internal and external design engineers within the team to ensure development opportunities are progressed.
Qualifications
- Lead Design Engineers: Industry‑recognised Design Approval (Check) Signatory or the capability to achieve within a short timeframe.
- Senior Design Engineers: Industry‑recognised Design Approval (Check) and Authorisation or the capability to achieve within a short timeframe.
- Understanding of aerospace configuration management; knowledge of composite materials is beneficial.
- Industry experience within a design environment and sound engineering knowledge of manufacturing, aerospace structures, airworthiness, and design procedures and practices.
- Knowledge and experience of design toolsets such as CATIA V5, ICC, ECM, Sollings and PASS.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts.
- 35‑hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday.
- Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
- 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.
- Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose‑built maternity rooms on site.
- Wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, employee representative groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).
Equal Opportunities
Airbus is committed to equality and diversity. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is a Disability Confident Employer and offers an interview to any applicant who considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition. We are an equal opportunities employer and will never ask for any monetary exchange in the recruitment process.
