Lead Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK

LOCATION: Filton (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary annual profit share contributory pension share options car leasing scheme free onsite parking season ticket loan tax-free technology scheme shopping discounts and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off hybrid working flexible working option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10000 E-learning courses internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support) wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support) 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 maternity paternity adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and purpose built maternity rooms on site

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room Multi-faith room Employee Representative Groups (Gender LGBTQ International Generational Disability Social & Cultural Diversity Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So whats your next change

An exciting opportunity awaits a Lead Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Airbus Flight and Integration Test Centre in Filton.

You will be a key player in both Fuel and Landing Gear Fluid-Mechanical Systems Test campaignsresponsible for the design build and maintenance of cutting-edge ground-based laboratory test means that ensure the safety and performance of Airbus aircraft fuel systems across all programs. This is a cradle-to-grave engineering role that combines hands-on testing conceptual design and advanced data analysis.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

As a Lead Engineer your role sits at the intersection of technical mastery and project steering. You arent just following a blueprint; you are defining the architecture that proves our future flight technologies are safe and efficient.

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the end-to-end conceptualization detailed design and integration of complex fluid-mechanical lab test means for current (Serial) and future (R&T) aircraft programs.

• Ensure all test rig designs strictly adhere to Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations ATEX requirements for hazardous environments and internal Airbus quality standards. You will be responsible for undertaking technical risk assessments and defining safe systems of work.

• Translate high-level customer needs into rigorous technical specifications ensuring every rig is fit-for-purpose and compliant.

• Drive the project through critical milestones including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Reviews (CDR) ensuring technical integrity at every stage.

• Oversee the verification and validation of test means ensuring a seamless and safe transition to our internal customers.

• Establish and maintain precise A/C system configuration records to ensure data integrity as we enter into critical test campaigns.

• Contribute your expertise to the long-term technology roadmap for the department identifying where we need to be in 510 years.

• Evaluate and implement emerging technologiessuch as Test Automation and Digital Twin platformsto modernize our laboratory capabilities.

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for external suppliers driving quality and performance in design and build sub-packages.

• Lead the technical costing and resource estimation for new test mean proposals.

• Serve as the senior point of escalation for complex fluid mechanical problem troubleshooting ensuring maximum availability of our legacy test infrastructure.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in mechanical engineering and a passion for fluid systems testing:

• BEng/Meng in Mechanical Engineering or a HNC qualification in Mechanical Engineering with Significant experience working in a test laboratory environment.

• Practical experience with systems testing techniques.

• Experience working with Large High Pressure Fluid Mechanical Systems (e.g hydraulics pneumatics high-flow pumps etc).

• Familiarity with Fluid-Mechanical instrumentation and Data Logging/Acquisition.

• Experience working within hazardous environments (e.g. ATEX) and with combustible fluids/kerosene.

• Proven ability in Design documentation writing/reviewing and a proactive ability to influence and work effectively across transnational teams.

Not a 100% match No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and well always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To opt in just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

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