Senior Static Stress Engineer

3631 Airbus Operations Limited; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free on-site parking

Pension plan

Salary sacrifice benefits

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton is seeking a Senior Static Stress Engineer to lead wing analysis activities, driving complex static stress challenges and authorisation milestones in a hybrid working environment.

You will apply ISAMI, GISEH and Nastran/HyperWorks to certify structures, while coordinating with Technical Authorities and cross-functional teams on airworthiness requirements. The role combines leadership, innovation, and rigorous engineering practice within a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Established track record as a Static Stress Approval signatory.
• Detailed working knowledge of static stress methods and tools (ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran/HyperWorks).
• Leadership of engineering work packages to cost, quality and schedule milestones.
• Skilled at navigating multi-functional stakeholder networks to align airworthiness requirements.
• Strong communication skills for technical decision-making reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead the resolution of complex static stress challenges and progress toward structural authorisation.
• Define and validate core assumptions, sizing rules and analytical methods for CS-25 airworthiness.

Skills

Signatory credentials

Static stress analysis

Leadership & delivery

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Tools

ISAMI

GISEH

Nastran/HyperWorks

Job description

Job Description

Senior Static Stress Engineer

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international

LOCATION: Filton (hybrid working available)

TYPE: Full time

Financial Reward

Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, various optional salary sacrifice benefits, shopping discounts and much more.

In addition to a competitive base salary, this role includes a flexible benefits allowance of up to £250/£350 per month (grade dependent), giving you the freedom to choose the rewards that matter most to you.

Work / Life Balance

35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working (3 days on site) and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday.

Personal Development

Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.

Health & Wellbeing

Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation.

Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site.

Inclusive Environment

Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Static Stress Engineer to join the Wing Analysis Engineering team at Filton. Are you passionate about developing wing structures and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams? We are a team of structural engineers, technical experts, and project managers committed to delivering innovative technical solutions to support wing analysis across our aircraft programs.

How you will contribute

Structural Integrity & Authorisation: Lead the resolution of complex static stress challenges, acting as an approval signatory and progressing toward full structural authorisation for critical wing deliverables.

Certification & Methodology: Define, validate, and revise the core assumptions, sizing rules, and analytical methods used to certify Outer Wing structures to CS-25 airworthiness standards.

Regulatory & Technical Liaison: Serve as a primary technical focal point representing Wing Engineering to Technical Authorities, Chief Engineering, and Airworthiness Bodies (such as EASA).

Cross-Disciplinary Innovation: Introduce advanced engineering solutions, best practices, and modern ways of working drawn from aerospace, adjacent high-tech industries, or cutting-edge research environments.

Strategic Product Direction: Shape wing product strategy from a static analysis perspective, identifying and deploying digital process improvements, automated sizing tools, and structural weight-saving opportunities.

Technical Mentorship: Drive the technical capability of the team by coaching engineers in both first-principles stress analysis and technical decision-making.

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and competences:

• Signatory Credentials: Established track record as a Static Stress Approval signatory, with the competence and background to attain full structural Authorisation.
• Methods & Toolsets: Detailed working knowledge of static stress methods and tools (including ISAMI, GISEH, and Nastran/HyperWorks), backed by solid classical hand-calculation fundamentals.
• Leadership & Delivery: Proven experience steering engineering work packages to cost, quality, and schedule milestones while championing creative problem-solving and innovation.
• Stakeholder Influence: Skilled at navigating complex, multi-functional stakeholder networks to align technical airworthiness requirements with customer and programme expectations.
• Communication: Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical data clearly for decision-making and reviews.

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Company

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

Equal Opportunities

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].