Engineer - Design

Job Summary

Our East Cowes plants, Isle of Wight are where we design, manufacture, test and repair high performance structures and systems. We have two facilities on the Island; Falcon Yard, Ferry Road and Osborne Site, Saunders Way. Both locations employ the company’s distinct competencies in major assemblies and composite structures for the global aerospace market. Our customer base includes Airbus, Astronics, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna, Cobham, Honeywell, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Rolls Royce and Triumph.

Sitting within our Design Engineering team with the flexibility to work from home for up to 2 days per week dependent on the needs of the business, the Design Engineer will will develop, integrate and implement technical solutions for some of our most high-profile programmes of work. In so-doing, our new Engineer will help to ensure designs are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements and internal standards within the programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints. 

How You'll Contribute

The Design Engineer will contribute to the following:

• Shared responsibility in the design of structural aircraft and helicopter components, identifying technical problems and creating technical solutions.
• Work with both metal and composite structures and different assembly techniques.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary team together with stress engineers, manufacturing engineers, cost engineers and tooling engineers.
• Support working in all phases of a programme, starting with the conceptual phase (possibly at the site of the customer), the full-scale phase in which the detailed design is translated into product drawings/ models, up to the product maturation phase assisting with problems during manufacturing and proposing changes to the detailed design in order to contribute to weight and cost savings.
• Integration of all requirements and input from other engineering disciplines into the conceptual and detailed design, such that the product definition can be made and a cost-efficient and producible design is achieved.
• Use a variety of methods and tools, for example CAD and PLM software.

What You'll Bring

Essential:

• Significant design engineering experience gained within highly regulated manufacturing environment such as the Aerospace, Pharmaceutical, Energy or Automotive industries
• Experience of translating technical information to a wider technical and none technical audience
• Experience of using CATIA V5
• Experience of problem solving using recognised toolsets
• Experience of engaging with external customers and suppliers to understand requirements and build relationships

Desirable:

• A BSc or MSc degree in aerospace, mechanical or industrial design engineering
• Experience of a Design Engineer role within the Aerospace sector 

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Design Engineer will be an ambitious, inquisitive and credible professional who is able to work on their own initiative whilst contributing to team success through change activities and continuous two way communication with diversity, flexibility and sensitivity in mind. The incumbent will possess excellent commercial acumen and be focused on continuous improvement and problem solving through an evidence based methodical approach.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• A competitive salary dependent on experience
• Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 190 hours holiday +  bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment
   

Hybrid Work Approach
We understand our employees thrive by working differently, what works for one may not work for another, offering different ways of working is core to us creating a great employee experience. We’re pleased to provide a hybrid working approach enabling you to balance your time between working remotely and working in our offices.  We’re also keen for our employees to achieve a work life balance so we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with you should the role be able to accommodate it.