Stress Engineer (Static)

Work / Life Balance & Benefits

• 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)
• Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• 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
• Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
• Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

How you will contribute to the team

• Approve or authorise static structural deliverables, ensuring solutions meet rigorous safety and certification standards.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional leadership to define project requirements, manage technical scopes, and steer engineers and suppliers.
• Influence and innovate the future of aerospace by collaborating across teams to integrate automated workflows and optimisation tools into the development lifecycle.
• Drive the professional growth of the team and shape the next generation of engineers by fostering both technical expertise and leadership behaviours.

Qualifications

• 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).
• Strong understanding of aircraft structural layouts, loading, and the mechanics of materials.
• Essential requirements on Delegated Technical signatories:
• Senior Static Stress Engineers: Industry recognised Stress Approval (Check) and Authorisation or capability to achieve the latter within a short timeframe.
• Lead Static Stress Engineers: Industry recognised Stress Approval (Check) Signatory or capability to achieve this 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.

Support and Flexibility

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 will always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process; examples may include accessible facilities, auxiliary aids, room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Disability 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 and meets the minimum criteria of the role. To opt in, select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

Compliance & Integrity

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth. By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

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.

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.