Project Engineer - MRB (Nightshift)

Prestwick Aerosystems; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

36 hour week

Flexible working

Job summary

Airbus Belfast Limited is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join our Belfast engineering team on a dedicated night shift, delivering design and airworthiness compliance across aerostructures and systems. You will lead and mentor an engineering team, own project milestones, and work with cross-functional stakeholders to keep our 24/7 manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently.

This on-site role requires a strong engineering background and the ability to operate within a fast-paced

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering with 3+ years of design engineering experience.
• Knowledge of aircraft structures or systems installation in aerospace design.
• Familiarity with aerospace regulatory requirements (CAA, EASA, FAA) and analysis methods.
• Ability to apply advanced engineering analysis and testing to complex aerostructures and systems.
• Alternatively an HNC/HND with 5+ years of design engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear technical leadership, guidance and mentorship to an engineering team.
• Own projects or work packages and meet milestones and budgets.
• Maintain design engineering expertise across the lifecycle from concept to manufacturing.

Skills

Design engineering

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

BSc/BEng in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering

HNC/HND in relevant discipline

Job description

Security Clearance: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check). Location: Belfast. Grade: L4. Type: Full time.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options
• Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working

At Airbus, our purpose is to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world, with our Belfast facility standing at the forefront of advanced aerostructures manufacturing and wing technology.

As a Senior Design Engineer joining our Belfast engineering team on our dedicated night shift, you will provide technical guidance across a broad range of structures and systems installation activities, maintaining strict compliance with applicable design and airworthiness requirements laid down by the Design Authority while delivering dedicated night shift coverage across all Material Review Board (MRB) design activities to keep our 24/7 manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently.

HOW YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

Provide clear technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to an engineering team, developing innovative approaches to complex design problems and driving continuous technical development. Take full ownership of assigned projects or work packages, ensuring all commitments, technical milestones, and deliverables are met within agreed schedules and budgets. Maintain deep design engineering expertise to advise user departments across the design-to-manufacturing lifecycle, ensuring components fully satisfy customer specifications and airworthiness regulatory requirements. Conduct comprehensive project feasibility studies, explore project extensions or new work packages, and liaise effectively with cross-functional specialists, customers, and key suppliers.

ABOUT YOU

Please note: These are fully on-site roles operating on a permanent night shift pattern; submitting your application confirms your availability and commitment to this schedule.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Possess a BSc/BEng degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, alongside a minimum of 3 years’ relevant Design Engineering experience.
• Comprehensive theoretical and applied knowledge of aircraft structures and/or systems installation (or a relevant specialist area within aerospace design engineering).
• Thorough working knowledge of applicable aerospace regulatory requirements (e.g., CAA, EASA, FAA airworthiness standards), analysis methods, testing procedures, and standard engineering processes.
• Demonstrated capability to apply advanced engineering analysis and testing methodologies to complex aerostructures and systems design projects.
• OR Have a HNC/HND in a relevant discipline and have at least 5 years’ relevant Design Engineering experience.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in dealing with more senior management within the Company, customers, suppliers and Certification Authorities.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to manage, motivate and advise a team working on specialist engineering issues, and the ability to motivate staff in an environment of change.
• Be able to demonstrate good presentation and organisational skills and be highly motivated.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Candidates should preferably be members of a professional engineering institution.
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

While applicants only need to meet the essential criteria, relevant desirable experience within your specific discipline may be used to shortlist candidates.

Closing date: 8th October 2026

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria.

ABOUT US

Join Airbus Belfast - Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace for a Safe and United World.

As a premier centre of excellence for advanced aerostructures, our Belfast team drives the complete wing lifecycle - from concept design to in-service support - for the world’s leading aerospace manufacturer. To support major multi-million-pound site investments and expanding operations, we are recruiting talented engineers to scale world-class aerospace innovation into the future.

What We Do
Global A220 Wing Nerve Center: Our specialist engineering teams drive the continuous design and technical development of the advanced composite A220 wing. With over 1,100 firm orders from 30+ global customers and 500+ aircraft flying across 25 international operators, Belfast is accelerating production ramp-ups to meet record global demand. By leveraging cutting‑edge digital tools, advanced composite materials and automated manufacturing processes, our engineers are actively advancing performance, passenger experience and structural capabilities for the world's most popular single‑aisle aircraft in its class.

Iconic Commercial Programmes: Our expertise spans the entire Airbus commercial family, delivering critical innovations from the record-breaking A350-1000 fuel tank integration that enabled the longest flight in history, to the primary structural backbone for the A350F- the world’s most eco‑efficient cargo aircraft.

Shape the Future of Flight To fuel our long‑term growth, we are expanding our engineering team in Belfast and seeking specialists across key disciplines, including structural design, stress analysis, aircraft integration and materials & processes. If you are ready to work with cutting‑edge technologies and define the next generation of aerospace,

In Belfast, we make it fly!

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert).

To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly #SP_TRA #LI-CL1

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

Airbus Belfast Limited Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Structure Design & Integration

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

We will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically‑advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel‑efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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