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Wing Lead Design Engineer

Meritus

Filton

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a Wing Lead Design Engineer for a dynamic role in the Aerospace sector. This exciting opportunity involves leading design teams, ensuring compliance with airworthiness standards, and driving innovative solutions. You will play a crucial role in managing complex projects while collaborating with technical experts. The position offers a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility while ensuring effective team collaboration. If you have a passion for aerospace design and a proven track record in project leadership, this role is perfect for you to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Proven experience leading design or project teams in aerospace.
Strong track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget.

Ensure structural design meets airworthiness and product requirements.
Lead design teams and manage change effectively to meet project milestones.

Design Leadership

Project Management

Creative Problem Solving

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Technology Implementation

CATIA V5

ICC

Zamiz

ECM

Solings

PASS

MERITUS are recruiting for a Wing Lead Design Engineer to join our client in Filton on an initial 9 month contract to work within the Aerospace industry. PLEASE NOTE - This is a Hybrid role with 3 days a week expected on site in Filton.

WING LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £50 PER HOUR - 9 MONTHS - HYBRID - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Responsibilities

Ensure the structural design meets programme airworthiness and product requirements and in line with cascaded Design Quality Assurance Criteria.
Define, deliver and enable technical studies, trades and investigations to ensure the delivery of technical solutions in accordance to relevant Design methods and procedures.
Support identification, management and delivery of change through Mod opening, DFM release and Stage 3 Closure of Mods on time, to cost and quality.
Provide design leadership of Internal and External designers within the team and ownership of Lean Engineering improvements, in particular 'Right First Time', and Lead Time Reduction. This will be key to demonstrating design requirements within the program constraints.
Ensure effective organization and governance of design & maturity reviews in line with policies, processes and practices.

Skill set

Leading a Design or project team.
Leading complex or multi-value projects.
Achieving delivery to Time, Cost and Quality.
Finding creative solutions to complex problems.
Risk management and taking calculated risks.
Able to make or influence decisions in a complex network of stakeholders and customers enabling right first time delivery, achieving all the planned and agreed milestones.
Integrate with and influence technical experts and specialists to achieve optimum technical and business solutions.
Have a strong track record of maturing new technologies, implementing Design to cost projects, and initiating strategic technology projects.
Knowledge and experience of design toolsets i.e. CATIA V5, ICC, Zamiz, ECM, Solings & PASS.
Design Approval/Authorisation Signatory is essential.

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