Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer – Wing Analysis

Airbus SE; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Onsite parking

Bupa health insurance

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton is seeking a Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&D T) Engineer to drive wing analysis across multidisciplinary teams. You will sign off F&D deliverables, shape analysis scopes, and mentor junior engineers to build robust fundamentals and tool proficiency.

You will lead cross-functional integration with Design, Manufacturing, Materials & Processes to deliver lightweight, manufacturable wing structures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience holding or readiness to qualify for delegated approval signatory status for F&D T analysis.
• Proficiency in Airbus methods and tools (ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran, HyperWorks).
• Ability to lead technical engineering packages to agreed time, cost, and quality gates.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with appetite for digital innovation and process improvement.
• Excellent communication translating complex analytical data into decisive summaries.

Responsibilities

• Act as the formal signatory for F&D structural deliverables, ensuring CS-25, safety, airworthiness, and customer requirements compliance.
• Define, scope, and direct F&D analysis packages across internal teams and suppliers.
• Mentor and develop junior to mid-level stress engineers in first-principles thinking and tool proficiency.
• Collaborate with PMT and Digitalization teams to integrate automated stress workflows and sizing tools.
• Serve as the structural interface with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes to achieve optimized designs.

Skills

Leadership

Signatory readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Analytical thinking

Tools

ISAMI

GISEH

Nastran

HyperWorks

Hand calculations

Job description

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton is seeking a Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&D T) Engineer to drive wing analysis across multidisciplinary teams. You will sign off F&D deliverables, shape analysis scopes, and mentor junior engineers to build robust fundamentals and tool proficiency.

You will lead cross-functional integration with Design, Manufacturing, Materials & Processes to deliver lightweight, manufacturable wing structures.