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Airbus

Senior Composite Materials Engineer

Location:  Belfast, United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

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

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK

LOCATION: Belfast

TYPE: Full time

GRADE: B06

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options
  • Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off

Ready to shape the future of flight in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment? Step into the role of Senior Composite Material Engineer with the Central Engineering Materials & Processes (M&P) team at Airbus Belfast, where your expertise will directly drive A220 production and future aircraft innovation. If you thrive on cross-functional project leadership, complex root-cause analysis, and pioneering new composite technologies, this is the challenge you’ve been waiting for.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

  • Supporting composite material activities in a production environment.
  • You will contribute to support production issues for composite technologies.
  • You will be supporting product improvement for cost or quality aspect of composite parts.
  • Supporting activities with the relevant Plant Engineering and M&P community.
  • Contributing to material selection and support to Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality for any material related queries, concession, etc.
  • Building and maintaining a powerful stakeholder network with internal interfaces such as Design, Procurement and Supply Chain Quality.
  • You will be part of future aircraft development programs as well as industrialization improvement projects.

ABOUT YOU

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided to demonstrate how they meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

We are looking for an engineer with experience in Composite Materials and Processes, with knowledge (but not limited to) on assembly and/or and surface related materials and technologies with respect to development and design of solutions, materials qualifications, M&P processes, testing and failure analysis.

Essential Requirements

  • Educated to HNC level (engineering related) together with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant Materials & Processes engineering experience.
  • Educated to degree level in Engineering or Science Degree is preferable.

Desirable

  • Experience to support technically new material supplier qualifications and developments.
  • Ability to technically lead projects in an international and interdisciplinary environment across different levels of hierarchy
  • Demonstrated networking skills and technical leadership in collaboration with external partners, with a problem solving approach.

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria.

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll 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 under the Equality Act 2010 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 your application will be considered accordingly.

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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.

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Airbus Belfast Limited

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Materials & Processes

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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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