Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) Engineer

Airbus SE; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton seeks a Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer to lead F&D T analysis for wing structures, sign off deliverables, and drive cross-functional collaboration across design, manufacturing, and flight physics teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape digital tooling adoption, and ensure designs are lightweight, manufacturable, and compliant with CS-25 and airworthiness standards.

Qualifications

• Signatory credential for F&D T analysis.
• Proficient with Airbus analysis methods and tools (ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran, HyperWorks).
• Strong leadership delivering engineering packages to gates (time, cost, quality).
• Proactive problem-solving with an eye for digital automation and process improvement.
• Clear communication of analytical data to stakeholders at high level.

Responsibilities

• Act as the formal signatory for F&D T deliverables, ensuring CS-25, safety, airworthiness, and customer requirements are met.
• Define, scope, and direct F&D T analysis packages, coordinating across internal teams, Chief Engineers, and suppliers.
• Mentor and develop junior to mid-level stress engineers, building capability and first-principles understanding.
• Collaborate with PMT and Digitalization to integrate automated stress workflows and sizing tools into daily practice.
• Interface with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, and Flight Physics for optimized, lightweight designs.

Skills

Signatory Credential

Leadership & Delivery

Problem-Solving Mindset

Communication

Methods & Toolsets

Tools

ISAMI

GISEH

Nastran

HyperWorks

Job description

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) Engineer to join the Wing Analysis Engineering team at Filton.

Are you passionate about developing wing structures and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams? We are a team of structural engineers, technical experts, and project managers committed to delivering innovative technical solutions to support wing analysis across our aircraft programs.

How you will contribute

• Technical Signatory & Certification: Act as the formal signatory for F&D T structural deliverables, verifying compliance with CS-25, safety, airworthiness, and customer requirements.
• Technical Project Steering: Define, scope, and direct F&D T analysis packages, managing delivery across internal multidisciplinary teams, Chief Engineers, and risk-sharing suppliers.
• Mentorship & Capability Building: Guide and develop junior to mid-level stress engineers, cultivating robust first-principles understanding, tool proficiency, and technical decision-making.
• Process & Tool Transformation: Collaborate with Process, Methods & Tools (PMT) and Digitalization teams to integrate automated stress workflows, parametric scripts, and next-generation sizing tools into daily engineering practices.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Serve as the structural interface with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, and Flight Physics to achieve optimized, lightweight, and manufacturable designs.

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and competences:

• Signatory Credential: Proven experience holding or readiness to qualify for delegated approval signatory status for F&D T analysis
• Methods & Toolsets: High proficiency in Airbus methods and tools (e.g., ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran, HyperWorks) alongside strong classical hand-calculation capabilities.
• Leadership & Delivery: A proven track record of leading technical engineering packages to agreed time, cost, and quality gates, with the confidence to challenge and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: A proactive approach to technical resolution, with an appetite for digital innovation, automation, and continuous process improvement.
• Communication: Proven ability to communicate clearly and translate complex analytical data into decisive, high-level summaries.

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Company:

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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