Job Description:

In order to support Airframe Engineering, Airbus Operations is looking for a

F&DT Lead Engineer for Fuselage Primary Structure (d/f/m)

Become part of a pioneering team with a strong identity and a shared commitment to delivering best-in-class stress solutions!

​Join the Fuselage Structure Analysis team in Hamburg as a technical anchor in our newly integrated "One Fuselage" domain. As the Lead Engineer Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) for Primary Structure, you will be a custodian of structural integrity, driving the F&DT justification for critical fuselage components across the entire aircraft lifecycle—from next-generation design and certification to manufacturing and global fleet support.

You will lead the delivery of mission-critical stress engineering data and shape the departmental strategy for innovation. This is a pivotal role where you will collaborate across a high-level network to integrate advanced simulations and structural health strategies. We are looking for a pioneering engineer driven by a "People First" spirit to help us create the future of aerospace structural excellence.

This role is also available with reduced weekly hours and an adapted scope of tasks.

Your location - 2 options

Hamburg is home to the largest production site for civil aircraft. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

Bremen is one of the country’s greenest cities. It offers wonderful sights, a rich culture, urban flair and culinary delights.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments

• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions

• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects

• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies

• On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria

• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)

• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Lead Advanced Structural Analysis: Technically lead the project team for the fatigue and damage tolerance evaluations

• Define Airworthiness & Maintenance Criteria: Establish damage tolerance philosophies, including allowable damage limits, inspection thresholds, and repeat intervals to ensure long-term structural integrity

• Oversee Structural Testing: Plan and analyze fatigue tests across all levels, validating theoretical models with real-world data

• Drive Cross-Functional Certification: Collaborate with Design, Materials, and Stress teams to integrate F&DT requirements into the design phase, ensuring full compliance with regulatory airworthiness standards

• Support Fleet In-Service Solutions: Investigate structural failures and anomalies to determine root causes, while developing and validating effective repair schemes and service bulletins

• Manage Technical Project Deliverables: Define technical scopes, workload sizing, and lead times, ensuring high-quality inputs and the mitigation of technical risks/opportunities

• Strategic Reporting & Governance: Present progress and technical findings in steering ceremonies, providing clear clarification of assumptions and interdependencies to stakeholders

• Continuous Innovation & Method Improvement: Stay at the forefront of industry advancements to improve internal analysis tools, structural health monitoring strategies, and airworthiness limitation frameworks

​In essence, you plan, structure, and deliver technical outputs for your area in Time, Cost and Quality. You guide colleagues and provide technical expertise, supported by senior team members.

Desired skills and qualifications

• You hold a Master's degree / Diploma in Engineering or similar qualifications

• You bring several years of experience in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance and associated Process, Methods & Tools

• You are experienced in technically leading employees

• You enjoy working with many interfaces with different knowledge levels and cultural backgrounds adapting your communication accordingly

• You have a creative data-driven mindset and are motivated to improve the way we work and interact with the world around us (e.g. using AI)

• You have the capabilities to interpret the environmental context and influence decision-making within the company

• Experience in Hyperworks and Python would be a plus

• Fluency in English is mandatory, German is appreciated

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

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 Operations GmbH

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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