Senior Structures Engineer

Location: Office based, North West England
Industry: Aerospace
Employment type: Full time

We are a specialist engineering consultancy delivering turnkey mechanical structures for aviation, defence, and space. You will take the lead on structural substantiation, producing high-quality stress documentation that demonstrates compliance to the relevant regulations. You will also support testing, customer engagements, and internal quality checks across multiple programmes.

• Produce stress reports to show compliance with applicable structural requirements.

• Create and review structural test plans and test reports. Observe and support test activities.

• Visit customer sites and participate in airframe surveys.

• Check colleagues’ stress reports and FE models for accuracy and completeness.

• Contribute to quotations, project planning, training, and customer liaison as needed.

• MEng or BEng in Engineering, or equivalent.

• 4+ years of relevant structural analysis experience.

• Ability to lead projects with minimal oversight and deliver to consistent standards.

• Strong first-principles capability for hand calculations in stress and strain.

• Knowledge of metallic and non-metallic material behaviour and failure modes.

• Working knowledge of EASA Part 21J and Certification Specifications, especially CS-25, CS-27, CS-29, and FAR or JAR equivalents.

• Proficiency reviewing and interpreting engineering drawings.

• Competence with engineering toolsets such as Mathcad and MSC One, plus MS Office apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Clear, confident communicator who can integrate into multi-disciplinary teams and work independently to develop creative solutions.

• Committed to staying current with emerging technologies and best practice.

• Clear DBS check.

• Eligible for UK Security Clearance.

• Competitive salary with performance-related bonus.

• Professional development and support for further training and certifications.

• Varied project portfolio across civil and defence platforms.

• Collaborative, engineering-led culture with real ownership.