Senior Loads Engineer

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a Senior Loads Engineer to define static and dynamic flight/ground loads across aircraft development in Flight Physics. You will create workflows, data interfaces, and integrate loads with modelling and structures teams.

You will define limit/ultimate loads, support trades on configuration and aeroelastic behavior, and contribute to airworthiness and certification strategies for complex airframes.

Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent in aerospace or closely related field.
• Senior-level experience in aircraft loads across design phases.
• Deep knowledge of flight physics and load path interactions.
• Experience developing load generation tools and automation.
• Experience interfacing loads data with structural analysis teams.
• Familiarity with CS-23/CS-25 or military certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define static and dynamic flight and ground loads methods across design phases.
• Establish integrated loads processes and data interfaces with teams.
• Integrate flight dynamics models into loads generation routines.
• Provide limit and ultimate load cases and envelopes to structures teams.
• Support loads iterations and multidisciplinary design trade-offs.
• Align loads work with airworthiness and certification strategies.

Skills

Flight physics

Load generation tools

Modelling & Simulation

Gust & manoeuvre criteria

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation scripting

Education

MSc or equivalent in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Python/ scripting

Matlab/ Simulink

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Loads Engineer to define and establish static and dynamic flight and ground loads processes across all phases of aircraft development within the Flight Physics domain.

Responsibilities

• Define and apply static and dynamic flight and ground loads calculation methods, workflows and tools across conceptual, preliminary and detailed design phases
• Establish integrated loads processes, data interfaces and pipelines between Flight Physics, Modelling & Simulation and Structures
• Work closely with Modelling & Simulation teams to integrate flight dynamics models into loads generation routines
• Provide Structural Engineering teams with limit and ultimate load cases, critical load envelopes and balanced force distributions
• Perform loads loop iterations and support multidisciplinary design trade-offs relating to aircraft configuration, weight and aeroelastic behaviour
• Support the definition and implementation of airworthiness and certification compliance strategies relating to flight and ground loads

Requirements

• MSc or equivalent in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field
• Extensive senior-level experience in aircraft loads engineering across multiple design phases
• Deep knowledge of flight physics, flight mechanics, gust and manoeuvre criteria and structural load path interactions
• Hands‑on experience developing load generation tools, scripts and automation
• Strong experience working with Modelling & Simulation environments and interfacing loads data with structural analysis teams
• Solid understanding of aircraft certification requirements such as CS-23, CS-25, SC-VTOL or military equivalents

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience building or leading a loads engineering function
• Background in unmanned aircraft systems or complex aircraft configurations
• Experience defining internal loads methodologies, processes and engineering best practices
• Experience mentoring and developing less experienced engineersExperience contributing to multidisciplinary aircraft design and loads integration
• Experience in fast paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air - low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them - at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.

We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.