Structural Design Engineer (Lead & Senior)

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain BPSS check (including a criminal record check). TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international. LOCATION: Broughton (hybrid working available - subject to role requirements). TYPE: Full time. We are recruiting for two distinct opportunities within our team: Lead Design Engineers and Senior Design Engineers. In these roles, you will enable the industrial system by leading modifications, rate-enhancements, and corrective design solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead Structural Modifications: You will deliver high-quality design solutions and technical investigations, spearheading modifications to enhance cost, rate, and quality; Technical Leadership and Mentoring: You will operate as a key focal point for technical issues, providing authoritative guidance and formally mentoring other engineering team members; Ensure Compliance and Integrity: You will uphold the highest levels of product integrity, ensuring all design standards are met and solutions are fully integrated to support airworthiness type certification; Process Improvement: You will identify inefficiencies and drive the implementation of improved methods and processes to enhance team capability and efficiency

Requirements

Eligibility to gain BPSS check (including a criminal record check); Occasional travel within UK and international; Lead Design Engineers: Must hold industry-recognised Design Approval (Check) or the capability to achieve this within a short timeframe; Senior Design Engineers: Must hold industry-recognised Design Approval (Check) and Authorisation or the capability to achieve this within a short timeframe; You are adept at leading the structural design process, delivering optimised technical solutions for both structural and system modifications; You possess a strong ability to translate design investigations into well-defined, integrated technical solutions that meet strict airworthiness and safety requirements; You excel at synthesising complex technical issues and reporting them effectively to functional and delivery managers to ensure timely problem resolution

Benefits

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts; Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working and flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday; Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University, unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities; Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance, wellbeing benefits, 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