Lead Aircraft Loads Engineer - Flight Physics

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a Senior Loads Engineer to define static and dynamic flight/ground loads across aircraft development in Flight Physics. You will create workflows, data interfaces, and integrate loads with modelling and structures teams.

You will define limit/ultimate loads, support trades on configuration and aeroelastic behavior, and contribute to airworthiness and certification strategies for complex airframes.

Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent in aerospace or closely related field.
• Senior-level experience in aircraft loads across design phases.
• Deep knowledge of flight physics and load path interactions.
• Experience developing load generation tools and automation.
• Experience interfacing loads data with structural analysis teams.
• Familiarity with CS-23/CS-25 or military certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define static and dynamic flight and ground loads methods across design phases.
• Establish integrated loads processes and data interfaces with teams.
• Integrate flight dynamics models into loads generation routines.
• Provide limit and ultimate load cases and envelopes to structures teams.
• Support loads iterations and multidisciplinary design trade-offs.
• Align loads work with airworthiness and certification strategies.

Skills

Flight physics

Load generation tools

Modelling & Simulation

Gust & manoeuvre criteria

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation scripting

Education

MSc or equivalent in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Python/ scripting

Matlab/ Simulink

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a Senior Loads Engineer to define static and dynamic flight/ground loads across aircraft development in Flight Physics. You will create workflows, data interfaces, and integrate loads with modelling and structures teams.

You will define limit/ultimate loads, support trades on configuration and aeroelastic behavior, and contribute to airworthiness and certification strategies for complex airframes.