UK Aeroelastics & Wing Loads Engineer

Airbus; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton, UK, seeks engineers to join the Wing Loads and Aeroelastics team. You will calculate external wing loads for major Airbus programmes from concept to certification, collaborating across Flight Physics and Airframe to optimise aircraft performance.

The role offers exposure to cutting-edge data analytics, Model Based Systems Engineering, and AI, with a focus on safety, sustainability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Engineering/STEM degree or equivalent experience.
• Solid understanding of flight physics and airframe disciplines.
• Familiarity with static stress and Fatigue & Damage Tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Establish FEM loading requirements for wing airframe design.
• Calculate and interpret static and fatigue external wing loads per airworthiness rules.
• Support design teams with data and analyses for aircraft optimisation.

Skills

Flight physics

Static stress

Fatigue & Damage Tolerance

English communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

NASTRAN

HyperWorks

Linux

MATLAB

Job description

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton, UK, seeks engineers to join the Wing Loads and Aeroelastics team. You will calculate external wing loads for major Airbus programmes from concept to certification, collaborating across Flight Physics and Airframe to optimise aircraft performance.

The role offers exposure to cutting-edge data analytics, Model Based Systems Engineering, and AI, with a focus on safety, sustainability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.