About the role
Job Description
Are you an experienced professional engineer with a passion for delivering technical excellence? Are you ready to play a pivotal part in the continued growth in our capability for the future?
Your impact
We are looking for an experienced Structural Design Engineer to act as a role model within our Helicopter division to promote an ownership and responsibility culture by leading and driving activities within the Structures team.
You will be responsible for developing structural design solutions, in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders, for our wide product range encompassing conventional helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air systems.
Our Structures team supports both the UK and Italian geographies so there is the opportunity to work on our full product range and you will have the pride of seeing your structural designs on our product ranges, grow from a 3D concept through to installation and flight.
What you’ll do as a Structural Design Engineer
Lead design / development / supportability of product and or processes to ensure successful delivery of activities for aircraft contract delivery and in service support
Make recommendations to improve policies and processes within the engineering frameworks
Approve and own work package plans associated with the allocation and deployment of team members and workload with suitable milestones to enable effective engineering and product reporting
Risk Analysis and Budget management
Direct the team on technical specialism, domain expertise, engineering process and tool use
Resolve complex multidisciplinary issues raised from within and outside of engineering
Promote a culture of best practice
Inspire, promote and communicate safe behaviours to ensure that team members understand and adhere to their safety responsibilities
What we need from you
Apprenticeship/HNC/HND/First degree level as a minimum or equivalent level of experience in aerospace engineering.
Good knowledge of the following; sheet metal fabrication design and/or machining design and/or composites design and/or aerospace fasteners & types of structural joints and/or aircraft design regulations (MA…
