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Senior Design Engineer - Airframe

Bristol Office💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Design Engineer responsible for owning airframe designs from definition through manufacturing release, build, installation, and flight test for electric and hybrid eVTOL aircraft.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC design engineer (airframe structures)

Builds

Airframe structures, powerplant, and fuel-system interfaces for eVTOL aircraft

Domain

Aerospace / Electric Aviation / eVTOL

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Complex mechanical/structural design in safety-critical environments, Design for manufacture (DFM), Engineering drawing approval and checking, Multidisciplinary system integration, Verification and certification evidence management, Technical team coordination without direct authority, Pragmatic decision-making under scrutiny

Preferred skills

CATIA V5 or 3DEXPERIENCE proficiency, Experience in eVTOL, prototype aircraft, MRO, or special-mission programmes

Technologies

CATIA V5, 3DEXPERIENCE

Responsibilities

Own airframe designs from incomplete definition through release and installation, Develop pragmatic design solutions balancing structural, manufacturing, and certification requirements, Approve and release engineering drawings and technical reports, Coordinate internal engineers and contractors, Integrate airframe structures with powerplant and fuel systems, Work with manufacturing and flight-test teams to resolve issues, Build verification and certification evidence for safety-of-flight, Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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