Design Approver For Evtol

We are currently looking for a Design Approver for eVTOL to join in an initial 12-month contract position (Outside IR35).

You will get the opportunity to work with an exciting engineering services organisation at their Bristol site (hybrid working). You will ideally have current or past Design Approver/Signatory authority on aircraft structures.

We are looking for experience in airframe structure design engineering development and experience of working on eVTOL aircraft design, build, and test related work as this would be advantageous in this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide design and build services to a customer for a prototype electrical vertical take-off/landing aircraft.
• Deliver design check capability through a capacity offload solution to prepare and check composite and metallic structure detail and assembly definitions.
• Deliver professional design engineering services per week for the stated duration of this engagement, providing design and design checking capability.
• Deliver both design and design check, including creation and cross check of model-based definitions within the 3D Experience digital mock-up (DMU).
• Act as an independent team while engaging with other relevant engineering teams to ensure compatibility and continuity of design, particularly with the Systems Integration team members.
• Report via a designated Lead to the relevant Design Lead for the Programme(s).
• Attend customer facilities for key meetings and design reviews, with hybrid working between customer offices and Supplier offices considered acceptable.
• Manage the execution of work packages and ensure convergence of delivery plans with customer requirements.
• Define design solutions for new components/assemblies and modifications to existing components (Composites and metallic) according to cost, weight, quality, manufacturability, serviceability, and performance.

Experience / Skills

• Design Approver Signatory on Airframe structure - metallic and/or composite aero structures.
• Excellent knowledge of Aero structures, Wing, Empennage, and Fuselage.
• Excellent knowledge of computerized design and analysis methods (CATIA V5).
• Experience with GD&T (tolerance stack up).
• Good experience of aerospace Composite (honeycomb) /Metallic materials and manufacturing processes.
• Awareness of A/C industry standards, regulations, and qualification requirements.