Composite Design Engineer

Expleo; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A trusted engineering partner in the UK is seeking a Structures Composite Design Engineer to develop and implement technical solutions for high-profile aerospace programs. The role requires a degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and proven experience in composite structural design. Candidates will be responsible for identifying technical challenges and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. The position offers a collaborative working environment with opportunities for professional growth and competitive company benefits.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Access to accredited training courses via ExpleoAcademy

Competitive company benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in composite structural design.
• Demonstrated technical project delivery.
• Experience with next-generation composite materials and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technical solutions for high-profile programmes.
• Identify technical problems and create design solutions.
• Work on integration of requirements from engineering disciplines.

Skills

Composite Product Design (CPD)

Engineering to GKN design standards and requirements

Generate DFM datasets

Support to tooling suppliers

Education

Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for engineering, quality services, and digital transformation. We collaborate with world-leading aerospace manufacturers, delivering cutting-edge solutions in structural analysis, finite element modelling, numerical simulation, and certification support. At Expleo, we foster innovation, technical excellence, and professional growth, empowering our teams to shape the future of aerospace engineering.

We are looking for a technically skilled and motivated Structures Composite Design Engineer. The candidate must have strong technical experience with composites, preferably with next generation advanced composites and composite wingtips.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate and implement technical solutions for some of our high-profile programmes of work. The Design Engineer will help to ensure designs are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements and internal standards within the programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
• Have a shared responsibility in the design of structural aircraft identifying technical problems and creating technical solutions.
• Working with both composite structures and different assembly techniques.
• Will be part of a multidisciplinary team together with analysis engineers, manufacturing engineers, and tooling engineers.
• Work on the integration of all requirements and input from other engineering disciplines into the conceptual and detailed design, such that the product definition can be made and a cost-efficient and producible design is achieved.

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in composite structural design.
• Demonstrated technical project delivery.

Essential skills

• Composite Product Design (CPD)
• Engineering to GKN design standards and requirements
• Generate DFM datasets
• Generate compensated tooling surfaces
• Support to tooling suppliers
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing teams as required
• Provide post manufacture product engineering assessment

Experience

• Experience with next-generation composite materials and technologies.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive