Senior Design Engineer Aerospace Job In Fareham

Job Description

Senior Design Engineer - Aerospace Fuels Division

We are seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join our clients Aerospace Fuels Division, focusing on aircraft fuel and inerting system components for both civil and military applications at their site in the Fareham area. As a Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering product design activities across the full product lifecycle - from concept development and detailed design to verification, qualification, and post-design support.

What You'll Do:

1. Generate designs of aircraft fuel system products using 3D CAD (CREO) to meet customer requirements.
2. Complete tolerance analyses, detailed drawings, DFMEAs, Engineering Change Requests, customer approval paperwork, and other design-related activities.
3. Participate in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) activities.
4. Investigate and resolve non-conformance requests, provide technical support, and manage obsolescence while offering robust technical justifications.
5. Drive to meet turnaround time goals and commitment dates for engineering activities, impacting monthly business finances and customer on-time delivery.
6. Review and document changes required to drawings for manufacturing or supplier issues, cost reductions, and component definition.
7. Support the creation of customer approval paperwork as needed for permanent design changes.
8. Provide technical authority to sign off on non-conformance requests and detailed manufacturing drawings.
9. Approve designs for in-service and cost-out projects as needed.
10. Present designs at preliminary, critical, and detailed design reviews, both internally and to customers.
11. Participate in material and change review boards for non-conformance requests and drawing change applications.

Qualifications:

1. Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
2. Engineering experience in a relevant professional environment, ideally within the aerospace or high-technology industry.

Skills:

1. Expertise in electro/mechanical engineering, particularly in aircraft fuel system products.
2. Knowledge of encapsulated products used in electrical/electronic components is a plus.
3. Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers.
4. Confidence in technical ability, with decisiveness and firmness in decision-making.
5. Ability to work effectively under pressure.
6. Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills.
7. Solutions-driven with strong documentation practices.
8. Excellent time management and project prioritization skills.
9. Strong customer-focused mindset.
10. Flexibility in work patterns to meet business needs.
11. Willingness to work with engineers and production staff at all levels.
12. Responsive to task demands.
13. Experience with electro/mechanical machines, electronic packaging, and cooling design.
14. Familiarity with Design for Six Sigma activities.
15. Experience with investment castings and subsequent machining.
16. Ability to meet Design to Cost targets.
17. Proven experience with CREO in producing detailed manufacturing drawings.

What They Offer:

1. Competitive compensation and benefits package.
2. Challenging projects in a dynamic, collaborative team.
3. Flexible working solutions (e.g., flexible working hours, compressed workweeks).
4. Opportunities for internal promotion.
5. Long-term employee development through ongoing learning and development opportunities.
6. A commitment to improving lives and the environment through power management technologies.
7. A focus on employee health and safety, supported by wellness initiatives.

Additional Information:

The successful applicant may be required to undergo additional screening as part of the recruitment process due to contact with US ITAR-controlled technology, goods, and information.