Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

Location: Bristol , Avon Salary: Unspecified Date posted: 10/06/2012 18:03 Job type:Permanent Company: EADS Contact: Sorry, no contact available Ref: Totaljobs/EADS_34234_EN Job ID: 53672663

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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 Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

Assignment / Location: Airbus Filton
Target group: Professional staff - engineer
Functional Area / Specilalities: ENGINEERING / Structures, mechanical & dynamic systems
Work Contract Type: Permanent contract

Working Time: Full time
Education: Degree 4 Years UK- Bachelor - University
Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

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.

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 12,000 people based at two sites; Broughton in Flintshire, North Wales and Filton in Bristol. Broughton has 6,500 employees and at Filton there are 5,500. More than 400 UK companies supply to Airbus and 100,000 jobs in the UK are secured by Airbus work.

The role advertised is based at the Airbus in the UK Centre of Excellence in Filton, near Bristol. The site is responsible for engineering research, technology and wing design, including aircraft landing gear and fuel systems. The manufacture and sub-assembly of systems and components for the Airbus aircraft wings also takes place at Filton, as well as A400M wing final assembly and equipping.

Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer
Reference Code: 10112896 UE EN TJ 6

Description of the job
The Wing and Pylon Design Centre of Excellence (TWE) require a Lead Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer to join them as part of the multidisciplinary team currently working on the Sharklet A320 Project.

Tasks
In this role, you can expect to:

- Lead the F&DT analysis of composite and metallic aircraft structures using standard fatigue, crack growth and residual strength calculations;

- Assess and develop design solutions using standard hand and computer methods;

- Work as part of the Single Aisle project teams and have particular emphasis on all issues related to the control surfaces (moveables) on the outer wing at Sharklet modification standard;

- Liaise with the Methods and Data group in order to ensure that methods, assumptions, data and procedures reflect on-going developments;

- Provide leadership, in respect of airworthiness regulations and requirements, to the rest of the team as well as advise and support the static stress and design groups for the continuous product development activity, though out the life of the product;

- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Your skills
As the successful candidate, you will have:

- Experience working as an F&DT Engineer, preferably within the aircraft industry, involved in fatigue analysis of metallic structures using a broad range of standard hand and computer methods;

- A in depth understanding of the fundamental method of analysis for fatigue and crack growth and the ability to develop these methods and assess structural analysis problems;

- A good understanding of aircraft production methods and processes;

- Ability to work well within a multifunctional team/transnational team environment;

- High regard for internal and external customers, whilst maintaining aircraft integrity as the over-riding principle;

- The ability to demonstrate proven leadership skills;

- Experience of PC and mainframe computer systems and good knowledge of the application of FE analysis;

- Strong communication skills including English on both verbal and written levels.

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.

NB: all engineering 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.

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For Internal Use: This role is banded at AP level.

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