Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Piper Maddoxaresupportingaglobalaerospaceengineeringorganisationwiththehireofa Senior Mechanical Design Engineertojointheir R&DTechnicalfunctionin

Buckinghamshire.

Thebusinessisarecognisedleaderinaircraftelectricalsystemsandisplayingacentralroleintheelectrificationofaviation,spanningpowergeneration,distribution,motorsandhybrid-electricpropulsiontechnologies.

TheUKsiteisakeyengineeringhubfocusedonsmartmotorandpowergenerationtechnologies,supportingbothestablishedaerospaceplatformsandnext-generationelectromechanicalsystems.

Thisisasenior-levelmechanicaldesignpositionwithrealownership.

Youwillleadanddeliverengineeringworkpackagesacross

R&DandR&Tprogrammes,developingrobustmechanicalsolutionsforrotatingelectricalequipment—ensuringdesignsaretechnicallysound,manufacturable,cost-consciousandalignedtoprogrammemilestones.

Theroleblendshands-ondesignresponsibilitywithtechnicalleadershipandcross-functionalcoordination.

• Developing mechanical design solutions for aerospace motor and power generation technologies
• Owning or supporting engineering work packages from concept through validation
• Overseeing and approving design solutions delivered by other engineers
• Producing and maintaining CAD models, drawings and BOMs to aerospace standards
• Delivering design assurance documentation, calculations and stress/thermal justification
  
  Supporting root cause investigations and technical risk reduction activities
• Driving Design-to-Cost and Design-for-Manufacture/Assembly principles
• Providing mentoring and technical guidance within multi-disciplinary project teams
• You’ll work closely with Mechanical Design, Stress & Thermal, Industrialisation, Supply Chain, V&V and Quality teams to ensure mature and robust engineering solutions are delivered against program targets.

• Degree-qualified Mechanical, Automotive or Aeronautical Engineer (or equivalent experience)
• Strong electromechanical design background, ideally within rotating equipment (shafts, bearings, seals, structures)
• Experienced delivering engineering work packages and supervising engineers technically
• Substantial experience using 3
  
  DCAD (CATIA, NX or similar)
• Solid understanding of materials and production methods
• Ability to plan, prioritise and deliver against defined milestones
• Experience with high-speed motors or power generation systems would be advantageous.

Thisisatechnicallyinfluentialpositionwithinabusinessheavilyinvestedinfuturepropulsionandelectrificationtechnologies.

Itofferstheopportunitytooperateataseniorengineeringlevelwhileremaininghands-oninproductdevelopment.

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