Design Engineer – Aircraft Structure

About the role

The Design Engineer will provide innovative design solutions for aircraft structures, addressing non‑conformities and concessions that arise during manufacturing at Airbus facilities. You will work closely with production, maintenance and engineering teams to ensure designs meet tolerance, accessibility, reparability, cost and interchangeability requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop metallic and composite aircraft structural designs in line with state‑of‑the‑art technologies and processes.
• Translate production and maintenance requirements into detailed design specifications, including tolerance, accessibility and cost considerations.
• Utilise CAD tools (primarily CATIA) and product data management systems (e.g., PDM) to create and manage design data.
• Apply design principles, general rules and optimisation methodologies to deliver robust solutions.
• Select appropriate materials, generate material specifications and data sheets, and advise on material conditions for specific applications.
• Maintain and update aircraft configuration data across different versions, models and variants.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Design, Aircraft Design or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in metallic or composite aircraft structure design.
• Strong knowledge of metallic and composite design principles, stress analysis, manufacturing processes and material technology.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in CATIA.
• Experience with Product Data Management (PDM) tools.
• Familiarity with VBA and Python programming (optional but advantageous).
• Competence in stress analysis and material specification development.