Job Title
Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) Engineer Opportunities
Security Clearance
Eligibility to gain BPSS check (including a criminal record check)
Travel Required
Occasional travel within UK and international
Location
Filton (hybrid working available)
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, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
* Work / Life Balance: 35‑hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)
* 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)(AP+), 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)
Join our Wing Analysis Engineering Team
We are a dynamic and diverse group of structural engineers, technical experts, and program managers, all united by a passion for advancing innovative wing structures. Combining technical expertise with integration skills, you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and technical authorities to find solutions that shape the future of aerospace. Whether you are starting your journey or are an experienced leader in stress analysis, you will find an environment that challenges you to grow.
Role Categories
* Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineers
* Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineers
* Senior Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer
How You Will Contribute To The Team
* Perform, approve, or authorise F&DT analysis and deliverables, ensuring compliance with safety and certification standards.
* Coordinate with cross‑functional leadership to define project requirements, manage technical scopes, and steer engineers and suppliers.
* Influence and innovate the future of aerospace by collaborating across teams to integrate automated workflows and optimisation tools into the development lifecycle, leading or supporting initiatives appropriate to your level of experience.
* Drive the professional growth of the team and shape the next generation of engineers by fostering both technical expertise and leadership behaviours.
About You
* Hold a degree in Engineering with a focus on structural analysis.
* Knowledge and experience of structural F&DT analysis.
* Knowledge of Airbus F&DT analysis processes, methods and toolsets (ISAMI, GISEH, Hyperworks/Nastran, etc).
* Requirements on Delegated Technical signatories, when applicable to the position:
o F&DT Engineers: Appreciation and knowledge of industry standard process, methods & tools (PMTs).
o Lead F&DT Engineers: Industry recognised F&DT Approval (Check) Signatory or the capability to achieve this within a short timeframe.
o Senior F&DT Engineers: Industry recognised F&DT Approval (Check) and Authorisation or the capability to achieve the latter within a short timeframe.
* Ability to collaborate and influence within a dynamic team to drive decisions; As a Lead and Senior Engineer you should be able to collaborate with stakeholders and influence decisions within a complex network at a strategic level.
* Interest in developing digital solutions associated with engineering activities; Python proficiency is advantageous.
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 will 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.
Disability Confident Employer
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 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 our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.
Compliance and Integrity
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.
Company
Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Professional
Job Family
Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis
Equal Opportunity
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 emsom@airbus.com.
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