Senior Structural Design Engineer

Airbus Spain
Airbus Spain
Madrid, SpainOn-siteCompetitiveAdded 7 days agoSenior · 8-10 yearsPermanentRemote: Hybrid🇪🇸Spanish: Fluent

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aeronautical or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Experience: Between 8 and 10 years of proven experience in Metallic and Composite technologies applied to Airframe structural design.
Technical knowledge: Advanced proficiency in Airbus overall design tools (Catia V5/V6, 3DX, CWE, EPD, Optegra). Knowledge of manufacturing support (NC, Concessions) or repairs (SRM, SB) is a major plus.
Languages: Advanced level of Spanish and advanced level in English.
Soft skills: Strong communication, proactivity, goal-oriented mindset, collaborative spirit, and basic project management skills.
Valuable / Nice to have: Specific experience in Wing, Empennage, Fuselage structures, or mechanism/doors installation will be highly valued.

Benefits

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
  • Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.

  • Attractive salary.

  • Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.

  • Collective transport service in some sites.

  • Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.

  • On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.

  • Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.

  • Special rates in products & benefits.

Original Advert

Job Description:

An opportunity for a Senior Structural Design Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join the Airbus Derivatives and NGWS Airframe Design Team. This multidisciplinary and multicultural team is responsible for the end-to-end definition, concept, and development phases of major military and commercial aircraft programs (e.g., NGWS, MRTT, PATMAR, AEWC). The jobholder will reinforce our structural design area, taking part in the definition of complex metallic and composite structures while interfacing with key stakeholders and external Tier-1 suppliers to ensure the highest safety and optimization standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The main tasks of the jobholder will be:

  • Design optimized airframe structures, elementary parts, and major aircraft assemblies balancing weight, cost, and manufacturing requirements.

  • Define design principles, interfaces, boundaries, and key characteristics through collaborative processes with manufacturing and customer services.

  • Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle development using advanced design, configuration, and modeling tools (Catia, 3DX, CWE).

  • Interface actively with multidisciplinary engineering functions such as Stress, Chief Engineer, Manufacturing, and Airworthiness.

  • Coordinate and follow up on the technical design support provided by external subcontracting companies and Tier-1 suppliers.

SKILLS

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to knowing you:

  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aeronautical or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

  • Experience: Between 8 and 10 years of proven experience in Metallic and Composite technologies applied to Airframe structural design.

  • Technical knowledge: Advanced proficiency in Airbus overall design tools (Catia V5/V6, 3DX, CWE, EPD, Optegra). Knowledge of manufacturing support (NC, Concessions) or repairs (SRM, SB) is a major plus.

  • Languages: Advanced level of Spanish and advanced level in English.

  • Soft skills: Strong communication, proactivity, goal-oriented mindset, collaborative spirit, and basic project management skills.

  • Valuable / Nice to have: Specific experience in Wing, Empennage, Fuselage structures, or mechanism/doors installation will be highly valued.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

  • Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.

  • Attractive salary.

  • Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.

  • Collective transport service in some sites.

  • Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.

  • On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.

  • Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.

  • Special rates in products & benefits.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Structure Design & Integration

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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