Design - Stress - MRB Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-08
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Overview
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for Design, Stress & MRB Engineers to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas. You will be part of a team that supports the production concessions of aircraft structures and is responsible for the creation of quality solutions in a timely manner from a design point of view.
Meet the team:
Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.
Your working environment:
Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus' first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our team of 200+ support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.
- Determine design solutions for manufacturing non-conformities, airframe repairs and reworks, and modifications to the aircraft definition and assess design deviations or non-conformances for metallic, composite and hybrid structures.
- Perform design efforts and/or stress analysis for both metallic and non-metallic parts.
- Use multiple applications to research aircraft configurations and develop efficient solutions to satisfy airworthiness requirements.
- Ensure safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while adhering to Airbus methods, processes and procedures; for Stress positions, perform stress calculations for structure to assess the design solution.
- Liaise with and support stakeholders such as Design, Stress, Manufacturing, Quality and other Airbus departments to come up with optimum solutions and ensure Stress requirements are fully integrated.
- Develop and maintain component/aircraft familiarity to ensure prompt response to build.
- Develop towards and maintain Technical Signature Delegation for nonconformances and concessions for primary and secondary aircraft structures.
- Check and approve/pre-approve design solution or stress justification for non-conformity or modification of the concession.
- Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, or Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis, and/or mechanics of materials.
- Minimum 6 years total structure analysis experience in analysis of primary airframe structures; structural design or analysis.
- Broad range of standard hand and computer methods (e.g. ISAMI, GFEM, DFEM, CATIA, etc.).
- Experience in composite aircraft structure (airframe).
- A strong computer background, including MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
- Authorized to Work in the US.
- Prefer experience with Airbus commercial aircraft.
- Onsite 90% or as required; travel as needed.
- Vision, hearing, speaking, and other listed abilities to perform job duties including reading, communication, and safe operation of equipment.
- PPE requirements:
Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.
- Financial rewards:
Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and ESOP. - Work/Life Balance:
Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. - Health & Welfare:
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP and other supplemental benefit coverages. - Individual Development:
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University with access to 10,000+ courses and accelerated development programmes, including national and international mobility.
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Employment Type: US - Direct Hire
Experience Level: Professional
Remote Type: Onsite
Job Family: Structure Design & Integration
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