EI6536 - Design Engineer

Job title – Senior Electrical Designer
Contract – Inside IR35 (12 months)
Working arrangements - Hybrid (2-3 days in the office per week)

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will be part of a team producing the physical product definition to satisfy a set of multidisciplinary system functional requirements, taking account of safety, cost, manufacturing, in-service support and other considerations. Your engineering capabilities will be developed across a range of design skills and product lifecycle stages, working both in a model-based and 2D drawing engineering environment centred on Catia V5.

Job Description
• Working closely with other engineering disciplines and functions, supplier and customer areas, fostering a team-working and collaborative product development environment.
• Producing and issuing Airframe engineering design data to meet project requirements, in line with design standards, whilst maintaining quality, cost and schedule adherence.
• Verifying design data prior to a formal independent check criteria to ensure compliance with project standards.
• Identifying project technical risks and opportunities, and where appropriate propose mitigation plans.
• Supporting all aspects of personal and professional development for yourself and, where appropriate, others in your team.
• Evaluating and resolving design queries and supporting the generation of resulting modifications and changes.
• Supporting the definition and resource planning of design workload delivery.

Responsibilities
Essential:
• Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent ‘near-neighbour’ disciplines.
• Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of operating in an airframe design role, or equivalent in one or more phases of the product lifecycle.
• Proficiency in a CAD system, typically CATIA V5 or equivalent toolset, with experience in a PLM system.
• Awareness of product lifecycle requirements and the importance of governance to product integrity.

Desirable:
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary integrated product development environment, influencing adjacent disciplines.
• Experience of working with external customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Experience of managing Design tasks to meet engineering design requirements and programme requirements.
• Experience in leading and guiding other Design staff.
• Experience in holding a design check signature.