Lead Stress - Leading Edge

Lead Stress - Leading Edge

Location: Bristol , Avon Salary: Unspecified Date posted: 26/05/2012 16:02 Job type:Permanent Company: EADS Contact: Sorry, no contact available Ref: Totaljobs/EADS_83383_EN Job ID: 53672741

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EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group - comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter - generated revenues of 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of over 133,000.

Lead Stress - Leading Edge

Assignment / Location: Airbus Filton
Target group: Professional staff - engineer
Functional Area / Specilalities: ENGINEERING / Materials y Processes
Work Contract Type: Permanent contract

Working Time: Full time
Education:

Airbus, an EADS Company headquartered in Toulouse, France, is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats.

We have a constant requirement for professional Engineers at all levels within the disciplines of Design, Analysis and Integration both at Systems and Component level. We would invite you to visit our website: www.airbus.com/work.

Airbus in the UK is responsible for the design, manufacture and assembly of all wings for the Airbus family of aircraft. Airbus in the UK has a workforce of around 10,000 people based at two sites; Broughton in Flintshire, North Wales and Filton in Bristol. Broughton has 6,000 employees and at Filton there are 4,000. More than 400 UK companies supply to Airbus and 100,000 jobs in the UK are secured by Airbus work.

Lead Stress - Leading Edge
Reference Code: 10161555 S EN TJ 4

Description of the job
The Wing & Pylon CoE - Engineering (TWE), require a number of Lead Stress Engineers to work across programmes to support the required ramp up of the A350 XWB Programme.

The successful applicant will ensure Structural integrity of a (major) sub assembly of a product:

- Either directly, or via team, carry out static stress calculations to assess design solutions for a whole range of tasks, ranging from concept design to manufacturing Concessions against the Aircraft Design requirements
- Ensure fatigue and damage tolerance requirements are met
- Liaise with other functions and project to ensure stress requirements are fully integrated
- Operate as an approval signatory for stress
- Assist in the structural design process to help ensure optimised design quality
- Report critical technical issues up through functional management.
- Support on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements
- Provide technical leadership and approval for team members, new participants; supply base and other sub-contracted work
- When required, undertake appropriate, associated project management tasks.

Your skills
For this role you will need;

- Substantial experience working as a stress engineer involved in the analysis of structures using a broad range of standard hand and computer methods.
- Knowledge of composite materials would be of benefit but not essential.
- The ability to rapidly and confidently assess structural problems under pressure and to provide the appropriate direction and guidance to team members.
- The ability to develop and coach less experienced stress engineers.
- A good understanding of aircraft production methods and processes would be an advantage.
- The ability to ensure that solutions are technically integrated across the whole project.
- Team Leadership skills with high regard for both internal and external customers, whilst maintaining Aircraft integrity as the over-riding principle
- Aeronautical Engineering degree, Chartered Engineer or equivalent
-Signatory Level or capability within 3 months
-Excellent communication skills, including both verbal and written English
-Broad range of standard hand and computer stress analysis tools.
-A pro-active approach to problem solving and the ability to demonstrate good leadership skills.

Work Experience
Mid-career (5+ to 10 years of experience)

Start Date (earliest)
2012-07-02

Contact
Applications should be made via the EADS website. All applications are to be made on-line no later than the closing date.

NB: all roles within the EADS group are advertised for a minimum of two weeks to ensure maximum visibility to potential candidates. However, if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

We are working towards providing equal opportunities and becoming a benchmark diversity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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For internal use only: this position has been banded AP Level.

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