Job Description
Location: Filton, Bristol
Contract: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Duties
- Test Definition
- Support to performance of structural tests
- Ensuring calibration of equipment
- Acquisition of physical data
- Test Reporting
- Regular reporting and stakeholder management of test customers, including arranging/chairing meetings
- Financial governance of test budget and allocation of test resource
- Securing adherence to the Structures Test Quality Process DE.PA.04.02 and respect of all suitable transnational processes, methods and tools
- Securing adherence to all HS&E policies
- Launch subcontracting activities following policy, managing purchasing and goods receipt
- Anticipate, identify and manage risks & opportunities
Requirements
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering or a related discipline (e.g. Aerospace, Structures, Materials, Physics).
- +5 years of experience in:
- Project management & delivery projects to time, cost, quality.
- Aeronautical structures.
- Experience in structures or materials testing would be an advantage.
- Experience in managing suppliers or participating in supplier selection would be an advantage
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Independent and structured way of working
- Ability to work in a team, resilience, flexibility
Benefits
- Flexible working hours (flexi-time)
- 25 days holidays + bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 1 week
- Pension scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) employee cover only
- Access to discount shipping platform
Contract
End date for applicants: 16th November 2026
Interviews: From w/c 23rd November 2026
Start date: January 2027
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience
Company
Testia Limited
Experience Level
Professional
Job Family
Testing
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.
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.
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Testia Ltd - Structures Test Leader employer: Airbus
Airbus Belfast Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises safety, quality, and employee growth. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees benefit from flexible working arrangements and opportunities for continuous improvement in their roles. Located in Belfast, the company fosters collaboration across teams, ensuring that every Tool Maker can contribute meaningfully to innovative projects while developing their skills in a high-precision manufacturing context.
