Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Bristol
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Fatigue & Damage Tolerance analysis Structural analysis Aircraft structural design principles F&DT approval signatory Automation and optimization tools Team leadership and guidance Process Methods and Tools (PMT) Digitalization

FULL DESCRIPTION

Lead Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Limited - Bristol, UK (Hybrid) - Full-time

Job Description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check). TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international. LOCATION: Filton, Bristol (60% of your working week must be office based). TYPE: Full time.

What's In It For You

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
  • Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday
  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
  • Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation
  • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
  • Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

How You Will Contribute to the Team

  • You will approve Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) deliverables and lead the resolution of F&DT problems through the use of appropriate methods.
  • You will be responsible for the technical scope of projects, providing guidance to F&DT Engineers and suppliers.
  • You will liaise with the Chief Engineers, F&DT Seniors, Principals, and the Technical Authorities.
  • You will support the development of less experienced team members on both technical and behavioural aspects.
  • You will collaborate with the Process, Methods and Tools (PMT) and Digitalization departments on 1A transformation projects.
  • Your work will implement automation and optimization tools and processes on the current and near-future incremental developments.

About You

  • You hold or are very close to holding approval signatory in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) analysis.
  • You bring experience and know-how of structures engineering and analytical techniques.
  • You have good knowledge of overall aircraft structural design principles and techniques.
  • You have a structural analysis background, particularly in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance.

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