Senior Project Engineer - Stress

Airbus; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit share

Pension scheme

Share options

36-hour week

Friday afternoons off

Flexible working around core hours

Job summary

Airbus Belfast Limited is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Stress) to lead structural stress analysis across composite and metallic airframes. You will guide teams, drive design and certification activities, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while managing timelines and budgets.

You will interact with customers and certification authorities, review drawings and reports, and collaborate with Design, Loads, Materials, Manufacturing and Test teams to deliver safe, certified

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' stress engineering experience with management or project management responsibilities.
• Proven track record in stress analysis for sizing of primary aircraft structure in metallic and composite materials.
• Experience with classical methods and FEA for composites and metals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and commercial leadership to stress engineers for static strength, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.
• Lead stress activities to support design development and certification.
• Oversee technical definition, planning and budget for projects; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Stress analysis

Leadership

Finite element analysis

Certification experience

Education

BSc/BEng or HNC/HND in engineering

Tools

ISAMI

Goliath

Job description

Job Description: SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check) TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK LOCATION: Belfast GRADE: L3 TYPE: Full time 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 Join Airbus Belfast as a Senior Project Engineer (Stress) to direct the overarching structural integrity, airworthiness strategy, and regulatory compliance across our cutting-edge aircraft development programs. In this pivotal role, you will provide technical and commercial leadership to teams of core and subcontract stress engineers, driving the design, development, and certification of optimized composite and metallic airframe structures. You will establish enterprise-wide modelling standards, govern critical structural test campaigns, and resolve high-level manufacturing escalations to ensure all aircraft meet the highest safety and certification requirements.

How you will contribute to the team

• Provide technical and commercial leadership to teams of core and subcontract stress Engineers working on Structural Stress analysis of composite and Metallic Structures for Static Strength and Fatigue and Damage tolerance.
• Lead all stress activities to support design development and certification activities.
• Responsible for project technical definition, planning and budget.
• Interact with customer and certification authorities to ensure compliance with customer technical requirements and certification regulations.
• Responsible for project oversight to ensure all technical requirements are met and budget/schedule adherence.
• Review and approval of Drawings, DDS and certification reports to meet both technical specification and Certification requirements.
• Liaise with other engineering disciplines (Design, Loads, Materials, Manufacturing and Test Engineers)
• Take a leadership role in internal and customer design reviews to deliver optimized airframe structure design that complies with certification requirements.
• Lead in development and certification testing specification and test results assessments.

About you

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided to demonstrate how they meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

Essential

A BSc/BEng degree with a minimum of 3 years' relevant stress engineering experience (must include management or project management responsibilities). OR a relevant engineering qualification, such as HNC or HND and a minimum of 5 years' relevant stress engineering, management/project management experience

Proven Track Record in technical leadership of stress analysis for sizing of primary A/C structure in both Metallic and Composites materials.

Experienced in Stress Analysis using classical methods and Finite element Analysis for composite and metallic material.

Should hold a previous delegation for stress approval of drawings and certification reports.

Demonstrate the ability to work independently and under pressure to achieve global project milestones

Good written and verbal communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with Engineers and all levels.

Desirable

While applicants only need to meet the essential criteria, relevant desirable experience within your specific discipline may be used to shortlist candidates. Given the specialised nature of these roles, you are not expected to meet every item listed below.

Desirable Criteria - Statics

• Previous experience in Airbus stress methods for static and Composite structures including ISAMI.
• Has held previous Airbus Delegation on all A/C programs including legacy Bombardier C-Series of the A220.
• Experience in sizing of the main structural components of commercial aircraft wings.
• Previous experience of working with supplier and ESP (Engineering Service Provider) Teams.
• Experience in development of Structural Certification Test Requirements.

Desirable Criteria - Fatigue & Damage Tolerance

• Experience in development of fatigue spectrum using Bombardier Goliath tools.
• Experience in development of fatigue spectrum using Airbus ISAMI Tools.
• Development of NASGRO stress models for damage tolerance analysis.
• Have help previous delegation of Legacy Bombardier C-Series/A220 or Airbus DOS delegation.

Desirable Criteria - Finite Element Modelling

• Experience development of Global and Local/Detailed Finite Element Models for Aircraft development and certification.
• Good working knowledge of Airbus Finite Element Modelling rules.
• Proven track record of FEM validation to comply with Airbus and Certification Requirements.
• Validation of Finite Element Model results against certification test results.

Closing date: 8th October 2026

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria.

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 Centre: 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. By leveraging cutting‑edge digital tools, advanced composite materials and automated manufacturing processes, our engineers are actively advancing performance, passenger experience and structural capabilities for the world’s most popular single‑aisle aircraft in its class.

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. If you are ready to work with cutting‑edge technologies and define the next generation of aerospace,

In Belfast, we make it fly!

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). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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Company: Airbus Belfast Limited Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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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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