Senior Aerospace Structural Design Engineer

ALTEN Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere & team events

Flexible working

Job summary

ALTEN in Bristol is seeking an experienced Aerostructure Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team, supporting advanced aerospace programmes.

This role requires a strong background in structural analysis and design across design, manufacturing, analysis and certification, with collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. On-site hybrid work and a clearable security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Strong background in aerospace structural engineering, ideally within aircraft structures or complex aerospace products.
• Experience in structural design and/or stress engineering.
• Good understanding of static strength, structural integrity, load paths and failure modes.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, structural designs and design modifications.
• Good understanding of aerospace testing, validation and certification processes.
• Experience supporting structural testing, correlating analytical results with physical test data.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams across design, manufacturing, analysis and certification.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving and engineering decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Stress and Certification teams to develop and mature structural solutions.
• Assess structural concepts and recommend improvements to balance strength, weight, manufacturability and cost.
• Review engineering drawings and design changes to ensure structural integrity.
• Provide technical input during design reviews and modification activities.
• Support development of structural test plans and execution.
• Compare analytical predictions with test results and investigate discrepancies.
• Support analysis-to-test correlation to ensure models reflect structural behavior.
• Contribute to certification by providing evidence and justification.
• Provide technical approval and engineering sign-off for structural designs.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve issues and improve design.

Skills

structural engineering

stress analysis

aerospace design

technical communication

problem solving

engineering decision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

military experience

Job description

ALTEN in Bristol is seeking an experienced Aerostructure Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team, supporting advanced aerospace programmes.

This role requires a strong background in structural analysis and design across design, manufacturing, analysis and certification, with collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. On-site hybrid work and a clearable security clearance are required.