Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Job Oxford area,England UK,Engineering

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Oxford Permanent About AHUK... Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub. AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support. Its in‑house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight‑testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).

Reward:
Why Join Airbus?

We offer a competitive base salary and a robust suite of benefits designed to support your health, wealth, and lifestyle.
Holiday Allowance:
We value loyalty and work‑life balance; your annual leave entitlement grows with you, rewarding your commitment with an extra day of leave for each year of service (up to an additional4days).
Health:
Private Medical Insurance (Bupa). You also have the flexibility to add family members to your policy at an additional cost. Other options include Health‑care Cash Schemes and Den‑Plan.
Future Wealth: up to 8% Company Pension contribution, when you contribute 6%. Plus Yearly Share Incentive Plans, and Discretionary Group Bonuses.
Everyday Savings:
Access to exclusive shopping discounts, including a cashback card to help your money go further.
Lifestyle:
Bikes to Work scheme (up to £3,000), Mydrive car purchase scheme, and Technology purchase schemes.
Added Protection:
Benefit from Personal Accident Insurance, Health‑care Cash Schemes, and professional Financial/Legal advice.
Refer a friend Scheme :
We offer a generous Referral Bonus for any successfully placed candidates you recommend to the business.

The Opportunity

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Mechanical Design Engineer team as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at our Oxford site. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will lead the development of innovative Helicopter Customisations from early concept through to manufacture, owning the technical quality of your designs. You will guide and mentor a small team of engineers while ensuring every solution meets our customer, regulatory and Certification requirements.

The overall purpose of the job is to deliver designs for mechanical systems translating proposed concepts into detailed design to meet compliance with certification requirements and to meet Customer requirements. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will manage the integration of systems into Airbus Helicopters products and provide leadership and direction for engineering work packages.

Main Responsibilities

To aid in the development of new product designs and their structure in the PLM system.
To manage the product maturity and development in the PLM system.
To lead the design effort for packages of work or modules and to develop and manage the tasks and deliverables of a team of design engineers.
To design check the modules (2D, 3D, EBoMs) against internal standards and be responsible for the technical accuracy of designs prior to processing for release.
Responsible for the design and detail modelling of a variety of systems and components in order to meet the customer, regulatory and OEM requirements.
To monitor, manage and meet the cost and weight targets.
Expected to communicate effectively and professionally with customers and suppliers as well as to manage data transfer as required for product development or other needs.
Organise and participate in Design Reviews throughout each phase of the New…