Structures Test - Rig Design & Stress Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 per year, dependent on experience

Company

hirify.global Limited, part of Airbus Defence and Space, operates in the aerospace engineering and materials and processes field.

What you will do

• Develop test-rig concepts on time, within cost and quality targets, and prepare 3D pre-design studies for specification release.
• Perform detailed stress analysis, including hand calculations and FEM-based sizing.
• Lead work packages for external manufacturing and design-for-manufacture activities within the test centre.
• Integrate electrical, measurement, and data-system installation requirements into test-rig designs.
• Produce detailed manufacturing designs, data transfers, specimen interface drawings, and configuration-controlled drawings and 3D data.
• Coordinate Airbus business units, external test customers, suppliers, and other contributors; support test-rig assembly, manufacturing acceptance, risk management, and team meetings.

Requirements

• Experience designing aeronautical structures or equivalent high-precision structural engineering projects, such as civil, marine, or test-rig engineering.
• Experience with 3D design of complex engineering structures using CATIA V5 and/or 3DXperience.
• Experience with stress calculation and checking using hand calculations and/or FEM sizing tools.
• Degree-level education or equivalent in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, such as aerospace, structures, materials, or physics.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Independent and structured working style, with the ability to work in a team, demonstrate resilience, and remain flexible.

Nice to have

• Experience with materials testing.
• Experience managing suppliers or participating in supplier selection.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time contract of 37.5 hours per week with flexible working hours and flexi-time.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to one additional week.
• Pension scheme and discretionary bonus scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance for the employee.
• Access to a discounted shipping platform and a commitment to diversity, inclusion, integrity, and equal opportunities.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until 16 November 2026.
• Interviews begin during the week commencing 23 November 2026.
• Planned start date: January 2027.