GSE Design Engineer / Focal Point

Job Description

Sonovision Limited is a multi-award winning company offering a full range of Content Engineering, Marketing and Training solutions to globally recognized companies and start-up companies alike. Our goal is to deliver world-class Technical Publications, Graphic Design, E-learning and Immersive Design solutions to our clients, helping them achieve their impossible.

Main goals of the function:

• Perform design activities requested by the internal departments and the customer
• Create 3D CAD Mechanical Designs of Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• Create 2D drawings of 3D CAD designs (manufacturing drawings)
• Generate the associated technical documentation (Bill of Materials (BOM), Technical Specifications, User Guides Certification Documents)
• Project manage in-country activity as part of a transnational project management organisation. This includes proposals, schedules and budgets.
• Resolve technical requests from internal and external stakeholders.

Your duties will involve:

The GSE design engineer focal points creates mechanical designs in response to the group demands and customers requirements. The design activity is done using CATIA V5, but other tools can also be used. In summary, the GSE design engineer/local focal point must:

• Create concept designs of tools (or other products) based on technical specifications or the information available at the time
• Provide oversight and guidance to the transnational design team to create CAD design of detailed parts and large assemblies
• Propose new design modifications to existing tools
• Know and understand the ISO tolerance system
• Know and understand the applicable norms for the job, with special emphasis on CE standards and safety factors
• Reverse engineer existing products and/or drawings
• Identify and track key characteristics and critical items of a design
• Support the manufacturing team with issues during manufacturing
• Validate detailed design drawings respecting the international and customer specific standards and specifications
• Cross check existing designs done internally or by a third party
• Support the Project Managers in quoting
• Support other related activities i.e.: The Query Project Leader (QPL) with technical queries related to design topics
• It is beneficial to know VBA CATIA and C# programming language or similar.
• It is beneficial to know CAD design for additive manufacturing
• It is beneficial to know other engineering fields like:

Electrical design (schematic and PCB)

Hydraulic and pneumatic design

ATEX

Quality:

• The GSE design engineer will be subject to quality audits that will be managed by the Transnational Quality Manager (TQM)
• The GSE design engineer will follow the applicable design procedures and contribute in improving them
• The GSE design engineer will be aware of the KPIs of his activity
• The GSE design engineer will participate in the elaboration or improvement of training material if needed
• The GSE design engineer will fulfil the applicable checklists and/or check existing ones.

The right candidate will have the following experience:

• Minimum of degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 5 years’ experience in related field
• Demonstrable experience in Aeronautical Engineering
• Knowledge of CATIA V5 desirable
• Knowledge of Ground Support Equipment (GSE), Jigs and Tools desirable

Please note this vacancy is only available to those who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. All employees are required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK Security Vetting to SC Level.

Benefits include:

• Company Pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• 23 days Holiday, plus Bank holidays – Increasing to 25 days (Pro rata)
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Benefit Hub discounts