Mass Properties Engineer -Aircraft Structures

AMMGroup; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in aerospace engineering is looking for skilled professionals to design and develop airframe structural packages. The role involves optimizing weight components, performing measurements, and collaborating with various technical disciplines to achieve the best design outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide component and detailed mass properties (weight, centre of gravity, inertia).
• Define weight status, target weights and track weight risks.
• Calculate delivery component weight and perform actual weight measurements.
• Contribute to design reviews and weight savings initiatives.
• Collaborate to understand and challenge component designs for optimal weight.

Job description

Job Description Summary:

The scope includes the design and development of airframe structural packages. To support this, suppliers will provide SQEP (Suitably Qualified Experienced Professionals) resources to assist in finalizing the design of work packages. The roles required to support the deliverables are as follows:

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide component and detailed mass properties (weight, centre of gravity, inertia) and contribute to component optimization.
• Define weight status, target weights (at both detailed parts and component levels), route to target, and track weight risks and opportunities.
• Calculate delivery component weight and perform actual weight and balance measurements on detailed parts, assemblies, and components.
• Contribute to design reviews, weight maturity reviews, and weight savings initiatives.
• Collaborate with various technical disciplines to understand and challenge component designs for optimal weight.