Aerospace Static Stress Engineer — Hybrid Role in Penyffordd

We are recruiting for distinct opportunities and levels within our team: Static Stress Engineers, Lead Static Stress Engineers, Senior Static Stress Engineers. By applying to this job advert, we will consider your skills for all relevant positions. If selected, we will determine the most suitable position that fits your skills and experience during the interview stage.

Located alongside the Broughton Wing assembly lines, you will have the fantastic opportunity to see the physical product every day. You will join a team of technical specialists passionate about finding solutions for the main wingbox, leading edge, and control surfaces across the A400M and civil programmes, including Single Aisle, Long Range, and the A350.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Perform, approve, or authorise static structural deliverables, ensuring solutions meet rigorous safety and certification standards.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve engineering challenges and introduce disruptive changes to support manufacturing quality and efficiency.
• Define and manage technical project scopes, providing guidance to engineers and suppliers while acting as a liaison for Technical Authorities.
• Influence and innovate the future of aerospace by collaborating across teams to integrate automated workflows and optimisation tools into the development lifecycle, leading or supporting initiatives appropriate to your level of experience.
• Drive the professional growth of the team and shape the next generation of engineers by fostering both technical expertise and leadership behaviours.

Requirements:

• Hold a degree in Engineering with a Structural Analysis background.
• Proficient in Static analysis processes, methods, and toolsets (such as ISAMI, GISEH, and Finite Element Analysis).
• Understanding of aircraft structural layouts, loading, and the mechanics of materials.

Requirements on Delegated Technical signatories, when applicable to the position:

• Static Stress Engineers: Appreciation and knowledge of Industry technical signatories and the capability to achieve this.
• Lead Static Stress Engineers: Industry recognised Stress Approval (Check) Signatory or the capability to achieve this within a short timeframe.
• Senior Static Stress Engineers: Industry recognised Stress Approval (Check) and Authorisation or the capability to achieve the latter within a short timeframe.

Ability to collaborate and influence within a dynamic team to drive decisions; as a Lead and Senior Engineer you should be able to collaborate with stakeholders and influence decisions within a complex network at a strategic level. Interest in developing digital solutions associated with engineering activities; Python proficiency is advantageous. This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions. 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 emsom@airbus.com.

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.

Benefits:

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more.
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+).
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University 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) (AP+), 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).

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