Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer III

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Analysis Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas or Mobile, Alabama

This position supports the development of aircraft structures as a Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analyst. Duties include performing routine to moderate levels of F&DT analysis for metallic parts while working in close collaboration with design and static stress colleagues. Methods include the use of both classical hand calculations and computer techniques to develop high strength to weight ratio structures.

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.

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.

• Financial Rewards:
  Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("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 (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development:
  Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

• Autonomously perform routine to moderate levels of durability and damage tolerance analyses to verify that structural integrity requirements have beenmet. Team assignments may include detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade study analysis, weight reduction efforts, certification activity, or in-service
  support.
• Document analyses in support of trade studies or detail drawing sign-out for
  airframe structure.
• Collaborate with Static Stress, Design and other appropriate Airbus
  departments to come up with optimum solutions. Perform functional and technical tasks with general direction.
• Create and deliver technical documents and presentations with minimal
  direction.
• Accept broad objectives with agreed deadlines, but establish the tasks required and how they should be completed. Capable of working
  independently.
• Effectively communicates issues, solutions, ideas, and status of current work internally and externally.
• Ensure application of best practices and identify the need for enhanced processes, methods, and tools.
• Understand technical signatory requirements and start working towards
  achieving signatory; ability to obtain F&DT Approver technical signatory.
• Able to understand project planning requirements and execute activities to achieve customer requirements.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical)
• Minimum six (6) years total experience in Static Stress and/or F&DT analysis with…