Senior Structural Design Engineer

Senior Structural Design Engineer – Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid)

Opportunity for a Senior Structural Design Engineer within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join the Airbus Derivatives and NGWS Airframe Design Team. This multidisciplinary and multicultural team is responsible for the end‑to‑end definition, concept, and development phases of major military and commercial aircraft programs (e.g., NGWS, MRTT, PATMAR, AEWC). The role reinforces our structural design area, focusing on the definition of complex metallic and composite structures while interfacing with key stakeholders and external Tier‑1 suppliers to ensure the highest safety and optimisation standards.

Responsibilities

• Design optimized airframe structures, elementary parts, and major aircraft assemblies balancing weight, cost, and manufacturing requirements.
• Define design principles, interfaces, boundaries, and key characteri...