Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance; F&DT) Engineer

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) Engineer to join the Wing Analysis Engineering team  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.

• 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 (3 days on site) and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday.
• 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, 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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• Technical Signatory & Certification:
  Act as the formal signatory for F&DT structural deliverables, verifying compliance with CS-25, safety, airworthiness, and customer requirements.
• Technical Project Steering:
  Define, scope, and direct F&DT analysis packages, managing delivery across internal multidisciplinary teams, Chief Engineers, and risk-sharing suppliers.
• Mentorship & Capability Building:
  Guide and develop junior to mid-level stress engineers, cultivating robust first-principles understanding, tool proficiency, and technical decision-making.
• Process & Tool Transformation:
  Collaborate with Process, Methods & Tools (PMT) and Digitalization teams to integrate automated stress workflows, parametric scripts, and next-generation sizing tools into daily engineering practices.
• Cross-Functional Integration:
  Serve as the structural interface with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, and Flight Physics to achieve optimized, lightweight, and manufacturable designs.

• Signatory Credential:
  Proven experience holding or readiness to qualify for delegated approval signatory status for F&DT analysis
• Methods & Toolsets:
  High proficiency in Airbus methods and tools (e.g., ISAMI, GISEH, Nastran, Hyper Works) alongside strong classical hand-calculation capabilities.
• Leadership & Delivery: A proven track record of leading technical engineering packages to agreed time, cost, and quality gates, with the confidence to challenge and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: A proactive approach to technical resolution, with an appetite for digital innovation, automation, and continuous process improvement.
• Communication:
  Proven ability to communicate clearly and translate complex analytical data into decisive, high-level summaries.

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