F&DT Engineer

Hybrid

Filton, United kingdom

Freelance

24-07-2025

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Job Specifications

Repair F&DT Engineer
Working as part of a dynamic and reactive team you will be responsible for the Fatigue and
Damage Tolerance (F&DT) assessment of metallic wing structures. You will ensure adherence
to airworthiness regulations, relevant design principles, processes, methods and manufacturing
capability guidelines. Your primary role will be to provide Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
analysis for the repair/acceptance of damaged aircraft structures, whilst working with Design
and Static Stress engineers, within challenging timeframes.
What you will be doing:
Perform Fatigue & Damage Tolerance assessment of repairs using standard approved methods and tools.
Create, compile and co-ordinate justification reports and associated engineering documentation required for repair approval.
Ensure all tasks and activities required for Repair Engineering are correctly planned, monitored and executed to achieve customer time scales.
Work in conjunction with the Repair Design and Static Stress Engineers to develop optimum repairs.
Essential Skills
Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree (or equivalent) and relevant engineering experience.
Experience of Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analysis of aircraft structures using a range of hand and computer methods.
An understanding of the fundamental methods of Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analysis and an ability to apply these methods.
Knowledge and experience of using Standard Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analysis tools and methods (including ISAMI and Mathcad).
Experience of compiling Fatigue and Damage Tolerance justification reports to the standards and ways of working.

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