Senior FDT Engineer: Wing Structure Analysis Lead

Airbus SE

West of England

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in the Bristol area is seeking a Senior Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer to join the Wing Analysis Engineering team. You will lead complex structural analyses and act as the F&DT approval signatory for critical wing deliverables.

The role involves defining and validating sizing rules and methods, liaising with Technical Authorities and airworthiness bodies, and coaching engineers in first-principles stress analysis while driving technical innovation and weight-saving

Qualifications

Established track record as a Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Approval signatory.
Detailed working knowledge of F&DT analysis methods and tools (ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran/HyperWorks).
Leadership experience delivering work packages to cost, quality, and schedule milestones.
Skilled at navigating multi-functional stakeholder networks to align airworthiness requirements with programme expectations.
Strong communication skills for presenting technical data to decision-makers.

Responsibilities

Lead the resolution of complex structural analysis challenges.
Act as F&DT approval signatory and progress toward full structural authorisation for critical wing deliverables.
Define, validate, and revise core assumptions, sizing rules, and analytical methods for CS-25 airworthiness certification.
Liaise with Technical Authorities, Chief Engineering, and Airworthiness Bodies.