2 vacancies
Barrow
59.33ph umbrella (inside of IR35).
12 Months initially
Lead the development of solutions to technical issues as a member of an integrated project team, reporting to Technical Leads and directly to the customer.
Developing design solutions based on customer or internally derived requirements, validating, and verifying through the design process.
Review and check design work and technical reports, providing help and direction to less experienced engineers.
Carrying out technical analysis and investigations, and preparing reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability.
Planning, delivering, and monitoring assigned projects or work packages, ensuring that requirements are delivered to plan.
Populate design development documentation using a Formal Design Review process through the stages of:
Requirements & Root Cause Analysis
Developing Candidate Solutions
Candidate down selection and risk reduction
Development for manufacture
Qualification
Concept generation and development of weapons sub systems.
Develop designs in line with requirements and all quality and technical standards.
Perform technical investigations, including evaluation of technical options, supporting calculations and preparation of reports with recommendations.
Participate in internal and external meetings or design reviews.
Definition and control of interfaces via interface control drawings and space envelopes.
Ensuring that the product will operate safely and reliably in the military operating environment, and can be manufactured cost effectively.
Preparing 3D models, 2D drawings, and other technical outputs, consistent with the contractual requirements to meet target dates and budget demands.
Support quality related to production NCR’s (non-conformance reports) and first article inspection.
Interface with related supporting functions such as Procurement and Quality.
Design of components for ease of manufacture and aiding in productionisation of products
Essential Experience / Skills:
• Working experience using CAD software (ideally PTC Creo Parametric)
• Previous production, manufacturing and assembly experience
• Familiarity with engineering drawing standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Working knowledge of technical office processes, standards and standard instructions (i.e. Business Management System (BMS) and the Life Cycle Model (LCM))
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Presentation / report writing skills
Desirable Experience / Skills:
• Engineering background in a weapons system or design for military use
• Working experience using Product Lifecycle Management software (ideally Teamcenter)
• Structural / Stress analysis (MS Excel, Mathcad, FEA {PTC Simulate / Ansys})
• Material selection and manufacturing techniques
Salary description
£59.33 - £59.33 per hour