Aircraft Structural Repair Design Team Leader

Ministry of Defence; Wittering; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK seeks an experienced Team Leader for its Repair Design Authority. The role focuses on overseeing a design team in developing repair schemes for military aircraft. Applicants should have a Level 4 engineering qualification and experience in aviation structural design. The position offers a salary of £44,590 plus benefits, including a generous pension contribution and flexible working options.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme contribution

Learning and development tailored to your role

Flexible working options

Culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Subsidised on-site Gym membership

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Aviation structural design experience understanding structural loads and materials.
• Desirable understanding of material stressing with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software.
• Experience in using CAD packages is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design Team ensuring safe and effective output.
• Manage integration within the squadron for operational effectiveness.
• Perform functions as Design Safety Manager and Compliance Verification Engineer.

Skills

Aerospace Engineering Functional Competence 2.1 – airframe

Aerospace Engineering Functional Competence 3.1 – achieving integrity

Leadership

Managing a Quality Service

Education

Level 4 qualification (minimum HNC or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject

Job description

£44,590 + £5,000 Market Skills Allowance for achievement of Check Signatory

About the job

Job summary

The Repair Design Authority (RDA) is a sub-function within 71 (Inspection & Repair) Squadron and is a Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) accredited establishment approved by the Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA). The RDA develops structural repair schemes for damaged fixed and rotary wing UK military registered aircraft and designs structural modifications to suit customer specifications. This small team currently has a vacancy for an experienced design engineer seeking a combined technical and leadership challenge to lead this team.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As the Team Leader, the successful applicant will be the Line, and Functional, Manager for the 5 Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade members of the Design Team. The Team Leader will be responsible for delivering the safe, efficient, and effective output of the Team as expected by Officer Commanding 71 (Inspection & Repair) Squadron (71 (IR) Sqn). In addition, the Team Leader must ensure that the RDA is fully integrated within the rest of 71(IR) Sqn to maximise operational effectiveness and to support a harmonious working environment.

Person specification

Professional responsibilities for the Team Leader will be, once nominated by OC 71(IR) Sqn, to perform the following functions as listed in the 71(IR) Sqn DAOS Exposition:

• Design Safety Manager.
• Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE).
• Stress Note Signatory.
• Head of Design Organisation (HoD).
• Head of Airworthiness for the RDA.

Applicants must have a Level 4 qualification (minimum HNC or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject, and they must have suitable aviation structural design experience (encompassing the understanding of structural loads, materials, and structural failure modes). It is desirable, but not essential that the successful applicant have a deep understanding of material stressing utilising Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software and be able to draw technical conclusions from FEA reports. Experience of using CAD packages is also considered desirable as is experience of leading teams. Professional registration to CEng or IEng standard is considered beneficial but not essential.

71(IR) Sqn customers are located at various locations around the UK and the successful applicant may occasionally need to travel with overnight stay at the customers location therefore a full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Aerospace Engineering Functional Competence 2.1 – airframe (Expert)
• Aerospace Engineering Functional Competence 3.1 – achieving integrity (Practitioner)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Subsidised membership available for on-site Gym
• On-site catering and retail facilities
• Free on-site parking

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.

Equality and Diversity

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.