#ZEROe Lead Engineer, Cryogenic Fluid Mechanical Equipment

Job Description:

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

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international

LOCATION: Filton (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, Airbus 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 maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and 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) 

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

Airbus is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Lead Engineer, Cryogenic Fluid Mechanical Equipment to join the pioneering ZEROe program. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of aviation by designing the core fuel system architecture for our first-generation, large commercial aircraft powered by cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) and using fuel cells for propulsion.

The successful candidate will be responsible within Airbus for specifying and integrating fluid mechanical equipment within the early TRL process for the LH2 fuel system, ensuring its safe, efficient, and reliable operation. This role requires managing internal stakeholders for integration within the aircraft and external suppliers responsible for the detailed design, qualification, and manufacture of this equipment.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM 

• Technical Specification and Design:

  • Develop and own the complete set of technical specifications, requirements, and interfaces for fluid mechanical equipment in the ZEROe fuel system, including:

    • Cryogenic Valves (e.g., shut-off, regulation, relief, check valves)

    • Instrumentation and Sensors (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow)

  • Ensure designs comply with relevant airworthiness regulations (EASA, FAA) and internal Airbus standards.

• Supplier Management and Oversight:

  • Act as the Airbus technical focal point for external suppliers and partners.

  • Manage the Supplier technical activities, overseeing the detailed design, analysis, and simulation performed by the supplier teams.

  • Review and approve supplier documentation, including design reports, drawings, test plans, and qualification evidence.

  • Ensure successful integration of the supplied components into the overall aircraft fuel system, managing mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces.

• Verification and Validation:

  • Define the test and qualification strategy for the fluid mechanical equipment, spanning component-level tests to full-scale system integration testing.

  • Witness and approve critical design verification and qualification tests (e.g., cryogenic cycles, vibration, burst pressure).

  • Support the overall aircraft system certification process.

ABOUT YOU

• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent).

• Professional Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in the design, specification, and qualification of complex fluid systems, with significant exposure to cryogenics (preferably liquid hydrogen, LH2) or similar high-performance fluid systems.

• Deep understanding of cryogenic fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.

• Proven experience with fluid mechanical components

• Familiarity with aerospace systems engineering processes and safety/reliability analysis (e.g., FMEA).

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

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 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 our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

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