Lead Fatigue Engineer

Lead Fatigue Engineer

Location: Bristol , Avon Salary: Unspecified Date posted: 08/06/2012 16:02 Job type:Permanent Company: EADS Contact: Sorry, no contact available Ref: Totaljobs/EADS_85696_EN Job ID: 53591352

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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 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 / Materials

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 Fatigue Engineer
Reference Code: 10168290 S EN TJ 2

Description of the job
The successful applicant will report to the Engineering Team Leader and the role involves the analysis of aircraft structure using the standard fatigue and crack growth methods. The applicant will aid in developing design solutions within the Single Aisle Wing Structures CPD team in Airbus UK.
The engineer will carry out fatigue, crack growth and residual strength calculations to assess design solutions using standard hand and computer methods and will be expected to liaise with the Methods and Data group in order to ensure that methods, assumptions, data and procedures reflect on-going developments. In this position the engineer will support on-going local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods and process improvements. The role will require a strong focus upon deliverables and timescales to support our external and internal customers.

Tasks
Description of the job
A vacancy has arisen for a Lead F&DT Engineer based on Single Aisle aircraft at Filton site (Bristol), UK.
The successful applicant will report to the Engineering Team Leader and the role involves the analysis of aircraft structure using the standard fatigue and crack growth methods. The applicant will aid in developing design solutions within the Single Aisle Wing Structures CPD team in Airbus UK.
The engineer will carry out fatigue, crack growth and residual strength calculations to assess design solutions using standard hand and computer methods and will be expected to liaise with the Methods and Data group in order to ensure that methods, assumptions, data and procedures reflect on-going developments. In this position the engineer will support on-going local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods and process improvements. The role will require a strong focus upon deliverables and timescales to support our external and internal customers.
Tasks & accountabilities
As the successful candidate your principle activities will include:-
F&DT certification activities.
Justification for New weight variants.
Support to Production.
Support to Certification / Airworthiness activities.
Support to/Attend the Maintenance Review Board (MRB).
Support Chief Engineers Office in Product Development Tasks.
Assist the Chief of F&DT in team technical development.
Assist the Chief of F&DT with managing delegated signatures to the supply chain.

Your skills
Required skills
As the successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:-
Proven experience working as an engineer, preferably in the aircraft industry, involved in fatigue and crack growth analysis of metallic structures using a broad range of standard hand and computer methods is desired.
In addition, an understanding of the fundamental method of analysis for fatigue and crack growth and an ability to develop these methods would be expected. Engineers would also be expected to have an ability to assess structural analysis problems.
Some knowledge of the application of FE analysis and an understanding of aircraft production methods and processes would be beneficial.
Experience of PC and mainframe computer systems would be expected.
A team player with a high regard for internal and external customers, whilst maintaining aircraft integrity as the over-riding principle is expected.
In addition, an ability to develop junior engineers would be expected.

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

Start Date (earliest)
2012-06-30

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.

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