Structural Design Engineer; Manufacturing support

Job Overview

Join our Wing Plant Engineering Team (PET) in Broughton. You will be at the heart of delivering critical wing components, providing reactive engineering support to the Plant and Supply Chain. In this fast‑moving environment, you will manage concessions and technical solutions to ensure wings are delivered to the Final Assembly Lines on time and to the highest quality.

• Support Industrial Delivery:
  You will work directly with the product in a reactive capacity, collaborating with Manufacturing Engineering to provide high‑quality solutions for the industrial system.
• Drive Continuous Improvement:
  You will lead initiatives to boost team efficiency by refining methods and processes, ensuring a robust lessons‑learned and feedback process is maintained.
• Provide Technical Leadership:
  You will act as a technical focal point, providing governance and mentoring engineering team members to ensure robust knowledge transfer.
• Design Signatory Authority:
  You must hold an industry‑recognised design signatory delegation (specifically T200 concession design signatory) or have the capability to achieve this within a short timeframe.
• Manufacturing Environment Expertise:
  You possess sound engineering knowledge of manufacturing processes, structural design techniques, and the management of Non‑Conformances.
• Technical Problem‑Solving:
  You excel at translating complex manufacturing issues into well‑defined technical solutions that support air‑worthiness certification.
• Design Toolset Proficiency:
  You have experience using toolsets such as CATIA V5, ICC, ECM, Sollings, or PASS. 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.

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• 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, 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), 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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