Project Engineer – Structural Stress (Belfast)

Airbus; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Flexible working

36 hour week

Job summary

Airbus Belfast Limited seeks a Project Engineer (Stress) to lead structural integrity and airworthiness strategy across cutting-edge development programs. You will guide stress engineers, drive design, development and certification of composite and metallic airframe structures.

You will establish modelling standards, govern critical test campaigns, and resolve manufacturing escalations to ensure safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Be degree qualified (BSc/BEng in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent) and have >=3 years’ Stress Engineering experience OR have an HNC/HND with >=5 years’ experience.
• Experience of stress analysis for sizing of primary aircraft structure in both metallic and composites.
• Experience with classical methods and FEA for composite and metallic materials.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to core and subcontract stress engineers on Structural Stress analysis for static strength, fatigue and damage tolerance.
• Contribute to stress activities to support design development and certification.
• Interact with customers and certification authorities to ensure compliance with requirements and regulations.
• Review and approve drawings, DDS and certification reports to meet technical specs and certification requirements.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite element analysis

Structural design

Certification support

Project planning

Education

BSc/BEng Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering

HNC/HND in relevant discipline

Tools

FEM software

CAD/CAE

Job description

Airbus Belfast Limited seeks a Project Engineer (Stress) to lead structural integrity and airworthiness strategy across cutting-edge development programs. You will guide stress engineers, drive design, development and certification of composite and metallic airframe structures.

You will establish modelling standards, govern critical test campaigns, and resolve manufacturing escalations to ensure safety and compliance.