A300/A310 Wing Lead F&DT and Stress Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Bristol is seeking a Lead F&D and Static Stress Engineer to support the A300/A310 fleet. This role involves handling technical investigations, leading projects, and collaborating with various teams to ensure airworthiness. Ideal candidates should have expertise in fatigue and damage tolerance, excellent communication skills, and a relevant engineering background. Hybrid working options and numerous development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Development opportunities

Health and wellbeing benefits

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&D) and Static Stress.
• Ability to lead in-service investigations and support technical queries.
• Experience with Airbus processes and tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead F&D and Static Stress queries for A300/A310.
• Update calculations and justification reports.
• Conduct airworthiness analyses and support inquiries.

Skills

Fatigue & Damage Tolerance expertise

Static Stress analysis

Excellent communication skills

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

Overview

Location: Filton, Bristol. Travel Required: Some travel within UK and Europe.

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 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, 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 maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

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.

About the Role

Are you passionate about Aircraft Structures with strong experience in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&D T) and Static Stress? Are you curious and keen to support technical investigations arising from in-service issues on our A300/A310 fleet of more than 260 in-service aircraft with over 20 operators?

Are you motivated by taking an active role in a variety of projects and investigations — including A300/A310 digitalisation, sustainability and spare obsolescence management — to support the next 15 years of operation with our key Freighter customers (UPS, FedEx, DHL) as well as unique operators (Zero-G, A310 MRTT, Beluga ST, Passengers and PAX to Freighter operators)? Are you familiar with Airbus Fatigue & Damage Tolerance as well as Static Stress processes and tools, but also open to developing new skills such as Design and support to continued airworthiness? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as the A300/A310 Wing Lead F&D and Static Stress Engineer, part of the A300/A310 Wing Structures Engineering team.

This is a unique prospect to join a dynamic and diverse team working on Engineering tasks focused on delivering the best value for our customers. Your primary role will be to support the A300/A310 Chief Engineers Office and ultimately the in-service fleet, reacting to operators’ requests & queries, as well as leading in-service occurrence investigations and supporting modifications and improvement projects. As the Lead F&D and Static Stress Engineer you will be responsible for providing leadership and delivery of approved design data in line with valid methods, processes and tools to the A300/A310 programme, in Time Cost and Quality, working closely with F&D and Static Stress signatories, as well as Airworthiness, Repair teams and sub-contract companies as required.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in many different activities, to support your development, including Static Stress, F&D and Design tasks. You will also have the opportunity to work on other Airbus Programmes such as A320, A330 and A380.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Being the Focal point for allocated A300/A310 F&D and Static Stress queries and support answers to operators queries and airworthiness authorities for specific tasks, repairs or production of spare parts
• Be familiar with and update as required F&D and Static Stress Calculations / Justification reports as a result of in-service queries, investigations, airworthiness requirement evolution or improvement initiatives
• Develop towards gaining delegated signatory for A300/A310 Wing F&D and Static Stress
• Lead In-service Continued Airworthiness analyses
• Report critical technical issues to Chief Engineers' Office

About you

• You have working experience of Fatigue & Damage Tolerance primarily (experience in Static would be an advantage) ideally on Wing In-Service projects and are able to rapidly, pragmatically and confidently understand F&D and Static calculations and processes to support operator’s queries, and lead in-service investigations
• You are curious, open-minded, autonomous and excited about being involved in many varied tasks which you will lead or support
• If you are not already a signatory, you will have the opportunity to develop towards obtaining delegated F&D and Static Stress Signatory for A300/A310 Wing, with the support from experienced signatories
• The role requires excellent communication skills to regularly liaise with a wide range of stakeholders including alignment with Wing Static and F&D teams on other Programmes, Local Stress Authority as well as other A300/A310 Static and F&D teams in France and Germany to ensure a consistent approach is maintained

How we can support you

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

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Company: Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis
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