Safe life structure engineer

Prestwick Aerosystems; Filton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

On-site parking

Wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited is seeking a seasoned professional to lead the ALS Part 1 maintenance program and ensure safe-life airworthiness compliance across Airbus programs. You will bridge design engineering, certification teams, and global airline operators, signing off critical deliverables as CVE and ensuring aviation standards are met.

You will collaborate with landing gear design engineers and certification teams to drive maintenance strategies and implement digitalization initiatives,

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience; 5–10 years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of airframe engineering with a focus on safe-life structures.
• Broad knowledge of civil aircraft systems and ICA.
• Fluent in English with strong presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• By driving core ALS production you will be accountable for ALS Part 1 production and maintenance program updates across all Airbus commercial aircraft programs (except A220).
• Lead technical certification and act as the primary interface to certify new safe-life structure parts (e.g. landing gear components where damage tolerance concepts are impractical).
• Exercise Technical Approver (TA) and Compliance Demonstration Engineer (CVE) signatories to validate and approve critical airworthiness deliverables.
• Serve as the voice of airlines within Design Engineering to ensure scheduled maintenance requirements are considered at the design level.
• Help reduce Direct Maintenance Costs (DMC) while maximizing overall aircraft operational availability.
• Deploy and supervise outsourced work packages to guarantee high deliverable quality and support process digitalization initiatives.
• Support the Maintenance Engineering Front Desk by resolving daily airline technical queries within target dates and quality standards.

Skills

Airframe engineering

ICA knowledge

Stakeholder management

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional LOCATION: Filton, UK TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, various optional salary sacrifice benefits, shopping discounts and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (AP+) (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change? Are you ready to safeguard airworthiness and shape the future of maintenance engineering across Airbus commercial fleets?

Join the Maintenance Programme Engineering team as our Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 1 Manager

In this transnational high-impact role, you will bridge the gap between cutting edge aircraft design, global airworthiness authorities, and international airline operations. Operating across all Airbus commercial aircraft programs (except A220) you will serve as the technical authority ensuring that critical safe-life structural components remain safe, compliant, and operationally efficient. Role Summary Reporting within the Maintenance Program Organization you will be accountable for the production and continuous certification of the ALS Part 1 Safe Life Airworthiness Limitation Items Justification Document - a vital part of Airbus Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA). This specialist role is critical for driving maintenance strategies and integrating requirements between landing gear design engineering, certification teams, and global airline operators. You will use your technical expertise to analyze and challenge maintenance requirements, sign off as a Compliance Demonstration Engineer (CVE), and bring the direct voice of our airline customers straight into the engineering design phase.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• By driving core ALS production you will be accountable for ALS Part 1 production and maintenance program updates across all Airbus commercial aircraft programs (except A220).
• Lead technical certification and act as the primary interface to certify new safe-life structure parts (e.g. landing gear components where damage tolerance concepts are impractical).
• Exercise Technical Approver (TA) and Compliance Demonstration Engineer (CVE) signatories to validate and approve critical airworthiness deliverables.
• Serve as the voice of airlines within Design Engineering to ensure scheduled maintenance requirements are considered at the design level.
• Help reduce Direct Maintenance Costs (DMC) while maximizing overall aircraft operational availability.
• Deploy and supervise outsourced work packages to guarantee high deliverable quality and support process digitalization initiatives.
• Support the Maintenance Engineering Front Desk by resolving daily airline technical queries within target dates and quality standards.

ABOUT YOU

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience, with 5 to 10 years of professional experience, preferably in aeronautical engineering support or aircraft maintenance.
• Demonstrated knowledge of airframe engineering, with a specialized focus on safe-life structures.
• Broad knowledge of civil aircraft systems and Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA).
• Fluent in English with strong presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at 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).

Company Details

Company: Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Customer Eng.&Technical Support&Services

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.

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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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