Rig Design & Stress Engineer Location: Filton, Bristol Contract: Full-time, Permanent Working Pattern: Monday - Friday The Role We are seeking a Rig Design & Stress Engineer to join our growing Test Centre team in Filton. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to work on complex, high-precision test rig design and stress analysis activities that directly support aircraft certification and structural testing programmes. You will work closely with internal Testia teams, Airbus business units, suppliers, and external customers, contributing across the full lifecycle of test means from concept and design through to manufacture, assembly, and acceptance. Key Responsibilities Design and deliver test rig concepts to meet programme requirements for time, cost, and quality Produce pre-design 3D studies to support specification release Perform detailed stress analysis, including hand calculations and FEM sizing Develop detailed designs and data packs for manufacturing Ensure robust configuration management of drawings and 3D data Produce specimen interface drawings and ensure interface compliance with loading requirements Lead work packages with external manufacturers and suppliers Integrate electrical, measurement, and data acquisit...