Aerospace Engineering Leader — Head of Engineering

Beagle Aircraft; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave + bank holidays

Company pension

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Birthday Leave

Long service awards

Free onsite parking

Career development

Job summary

Beagle Aircraft is seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead our multidisciplinary Engineering function at the Christchurch site. You will drive capability development, manage NPI through to rate production and deliver continuous improvement across manufacturing methods, cost and quality.

Reporting to the Site Director, you will lead a senior team and partner with Production, Quality and Supply Chain to support customers and future growth.

Qualifications

• Significant Engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience at Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager or equivalent senior leadership level.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary Engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering, NPI and industrialisation.
• Track record of taking new products or programmes into stable production.
• Knowledge across metals, sheet metal, welding, aerospace assembly, CNC machining, multi-axis programming, composites, GD&T and ERP/MRP would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering function across Manufacturing Engineering, NPI, CNC Programming, Estimating and Technical Authority.
• Develop Engineering priorities, capability plans and technology improvements aligned with business requirements.
• Lead Engineering activity from RFQ and NPI through First Article, industrialisation and rate production.
• Drive improvements in manufacturing methods, cycle times, cost, scrap, rework and process capability.
• Provide senior technical leadership to resolve Engineering issues affecting production, quality and customer delivery.
• Support compliance with AS9100, AS9102 and customer-specific requirements.
• Provide technical input into RFQs, estimates, quotations and major customer programmes.
• Develop Engineering managers and technical teams, strengthening capability and succession across the function.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Aerospace manufacturing

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree / HND

Job description

Beagle Aircraft is seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead our multidisciplinary Engineering function at the Christchurch site. You will drive capability development, manage NPI through to rate production and deliver continuous improvement across manufacturing methods, cost and quality.

Reporting to the Site Director, you will lead a senior team and partner with Production, Quality and Supply Chain to support customers and future growth.