Senior Design Engineer - MRB (Nightshift)

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check), At Airbus in Belfast, our manufacturing lines operate around the clock to deliver world-class aerostructures and systems. We are seeking an experienced Senior Design MRB Engineer to provide dedicated Night Shift engineering authority and coverage across all Material Review Board (MRB) design activities.

In this critical, high-impact role, you will be the primary technical authority on shift - providing rapid engineering dispositions for manufacturing defects, approving structural concessions, and resolving complex shop-floor build issues in real time to keep production moving safely and without delay

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM:

• Ensure all structural and systems designs comply strictly with certification requirements, prepare engineering changes and modification proposals, and make key internal design decisions within standard company guidelines.
• Partner with in-house departments to resolve manufacturing issues, provide formal dispositions for defects/concessions, and advise on repairs for in-service aircraft and components.
• Lead trade studies and manage technical tasks to deliver high-quality design outputs on schedule to directly support ongoing shop-floor production builds.
• Direct and coach junior design engineers, prepare formal progress reports, and represent the design function in technical reviews and cross-departmental meetings.

• Possess an HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline with 3+ years’ relevant design engineering experience, along with the willingness and flexibility to work a dedicated Night Shift pattern Practical experience in metallic and composite structures and/or systems installation design, utilizing CATIA V5 (or similar CAD toolsets) alongside standard engineering IT software.
• Strong analytical capability to solve complex technical issues, with full accountability for delivering your own tasks strictly to time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Articulate communicator capable of conveying technical information clearly and concisely, with a proven track record of collaborating effectively across local site and group-level teams

While applicants only need to meet the essential criteria, relevant desirable experience within your specific discipline may be used to shortlist candidates.

Desirable criteria:

• Knowledge in Fibersim and/or Enovia .
• Experience in supporting concessions.
• Wing structure knowledge

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.

• 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, flexible working

Join Airbus Belfast - Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace for a Safe and United World

As a premier centre of excellence for advanced aerostructures, our Belfast team drives the complete wing lifecycle - from concept design to in-service support - for the world’s leading aerospace manufacturer. To support major multi-million-pound site investments and expanding operations, we are recruiting talented engineers to scale world-class aerospace innovation into the future.

What We Do

• Global A220 Wing Nerve Center: Our specialist engineering teams drive the continuous design and technical development of the advanced composite A220 wing. With over 1,100 firm orders from 30+ global customers and 500+ aircraft flying across 25 international operators, Belfast is accelerating production ramp-ups to meet record global demand. By leveraging cutting-edge digital tools, advanced composite materials and automated manufacturing processes, our engineers are actively advancing performance, passenger experience and structural capabilities for the world’s most popular single-aisle aircraft in its class.
• Iconic Commercial Programmes: Our expertise spans the entire Airbus commercial family, delivering critical innovations from the record-breaking A350-1000 fuel tank integration that enabled the longest flight in history, to the primary structural backbone for the A350F- the world’s most eco-efficient cargo aircraft.

Shape the Future of Flight To fuel our long-term growth, we are expanding our engineering team in Belfast and seeking specialists across key disciplines, including structural design, stress analysis, aircraft integration and materials & processes. If you are ready to work with cutting-edge technologies and define the next generation of aerospace, apply today. In Belfast, we make it fly!, 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.