Senior Design Engineer - MRB (Nightshift)

Airbus; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36-hour week

Flexible working

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Job summary

Airbus Belfast Limited seeks an experienced Senior Design MRB Engineer to provide night-shift engineering authority for MRB design activities and quick dispositions of manufacturing issues. You will lead design tasks, resolve defects, and ensure certification compliance while coordinating with internal teams on repairs and improvements.

The role involves coaching junior engineers, preparing progress reports, and representing the design function in reviews.

Qualifications

• HNC in engineering with 3+ years' design engineering experience.
• Willingness to work a dedicated Night Shift pattern.
• Experience with metallic/composite structures and CATIA V5.
• Strong analytical ability and cross-team communication.

Responsibilities

• Ensure designs meet certification requirements and prepare changes.
• Provide rapid dispositions for defects and manage shop-floor issues.
• Lead design tasks and trade studies to support production.
• Coach junior engineers and prepare progress reports.
• Represent design in technical reviews and cross‑department meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Team collaboration

Education

HNC in engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Fibersim

Enovia

Job description

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 in Belfast, our manufacturing lines operate around the clock to deliver world-class aerostructures and systems.

Senior Design MRB Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Design MRB Engineer to provide dedicated Night Shift engineering authority and coverage across all Material Review Board (MRB) design activities. In this critical, high-impact role, you will be the primary technical authority on shift - providing rapid engineering dispositions for manufacturing defects, approving structural concessions, and resolving complex shop-floor build issues in real time to keep production moving safely and without delay.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

Ensure all structural and systems designs comply strictly with certification requirements, prepare engineering changes and modification proposals, and make key internal design decisions within standard company guidelines. Partner with in-house departments to resolve manufacturing issues, provide formal dispositions for defects/concessions, and advise on repairs for in-service aircraft and components. Lead trade studies and manage technical tasks to deliver high-quality design outputs on schedule to directly support ongoing shop-floor production builds. Direct and coach junior design engineers, prepare formal progress reports, and represent the design function in technical reviews and cross-departmental meetings.

About You

Essential Criteria

• Possess an HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline with 3+ years’ relevant design engineering experience, along with the willingness and flexibility to work a dedicated Night Shift pattern
• Practical experience in metallic and composite structures and/or systems installation design, utilizing CATIA V5 (or similar CAD toolsets) alongside standard engineering IT software
• Strong analytical capability to solve complex technical issues, with full accountability for delivering your own tasks strictly to time, cost, and quality parameters
• Articulate communicator capable of conveying technical information clearly and concisely, with a proven track record of collaborating effectively across local site and group-level teams

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge in Fibersim and/or Enovia
• Experience in supporting concessions
• Wing structure knowledge

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.

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

Closing date

8th October 2026

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.

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.

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

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.

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 Details

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

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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. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

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.