Senior Structures Engineer

Engineering
Ayrshire
August 19, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

V06220 – Senior Structures Engineer

BAE Systems Warton, Samlesbury, Brough or Prestwick

6 positions

12 months

BPSS with full SC, subject to ITAR

Inside IR35

Job description:

To ensure we support our growing world-wide fast jet development we need to increase the size of our Structural

Analysis team.

As a Senior Structures Engineer within that team you will need to have a thorough knowledge Aircraft Structural

Analysis covering metallics and composites using a range of analysis techniques from traditional hand calculations

through to computational techniques such as Finite Element Analysis.

Engineering knowledge sufficient to supervise junior/early career engineers.

Core Duties

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

Typically, you will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Structural sizing and analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis

Dependent upon your specialist experience and knowledge, you will be responsible for activities such as:

  • Defining and carrying out engineering analysis tasks allocated to you and to your team members.
  • Mentoring and developing less experienced colleagues to build up the team’s knowledge, skill and experience across the Structures discipline.
  • Ensuring effective interactions between team mates, suppliers, customers and others, to develop efficient and effective working practices, and resolving issues as they arise to maintain this effectiveness.
  • Carrying out analysis of structure using finite element analysis, traditional hand-calculations and calculations using a variety of software applications, to demonstrate that the structural design meets relevant certification and project requirements.
  • Fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.

Individual Requirements

Location

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