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Senior Design Engineer - Dimensional Management

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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, GBR
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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, GBR
Senior level
Lead dimensional management and tolerancing for Airbus aircraft structures and systems installation, from concept through production and shop-floor support. Apply 1D/3D stack-up analysis and specialized toolsets, collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, stress, aerodynamics, and quality teams, resolve manufacturing non-conformances, lead technical trade studies, and mentor junior engineers while improving processes and ensuring quality and schedule requirements.
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Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check) 

LOCATION: Belfast

GRADE: B6

TYPE: Full time 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • 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

At Airbus in Belfast, we pioneer sustainable aerospace through world-class aerostructures and engineering innovation. Joining our dedicated Dimensional Management team, you will be responsible for delivering robust technical tolerancing solutions across Aircraft Structures and Systems Installation packages—guiding designs from conceptual schemes through to production detail design and active shop-floor build support. Working within multi-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality, you will drive optimum product definitions that seamlessly balance Airbus product design principles with complex industrial manufacturing constraints. 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

  • Apply advanced tolerancing solutions and complex design toolsets to achieve the optimum balance between high performance and cost-effective manufacturing—supporting the airframe journey from early R&T through to production, the Belfast wing facility, and Final Assembly Lines (FAL).

  • Collaborate across Engineering, Stress, Aerodynamics, Manufacturing, and Quality teams within a digitalised environment, offering specialized dimensional expertise across Airbus Commercial programmes to reach optimal production compromises.

  • Provide rapid engineering dispositions for manufacturing defects and non-conformances, while leading trade studies to ensure all technical deliverables strictly satisfy Airbus quality standards and production schedules.

  • Coach and mentor junior design engineers, contributing to continuous process improvements and driving engineering excellence within a global aerospace environment.

ABOUT YOU:

Essential criteria
 

  • Possess a minimum of an HNC in an Engineering related subject and hold a minimum 3 years’ relevant working experience in Engineering, ideally in Design with a specific focus on Dimensional Management.

  • Be able to work as part of a team at both site and group level.

  • Ability to analyse, propose and solve technical problems.

  • Knowledge of ISO Tolerances annotation, 1D / 3D stack-up analysis and MECAMASTER/3DCS toolsets.

  • Knowledge and experience of metallic and composite structures.

Desirable criteria:

  • Experience in Computer Aided Design, CATIA V5 would be an advantage.

  • Experience in supporting concessions would be an advantage.

  • Experience in manufacturing would be an advantage.

  • Project management skills would be an advantage.

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.

Closing date:  8th October 2026

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria. 

ABOUT US

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! 

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly

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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 Belfast Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Structure Design & Integration

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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 [email protected].

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.

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