Chief Engineer

Parker Meggitt

Fareham

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Funded membership of a professional body

Pension scheme with up to 10% matching

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free on-site car parking

Employee discounts on products and services

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Fareham is looking for a Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Engineering Department. This role includes overseeing Integrated Project Teams to meet customer and regulatory requirements. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in Engineering and over 5 years of experience in a regulated environment. The position offers a variety of benefits including a pension scheme, life assurance, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

5+ years in a highly regulated engineering design environment.
Experience with flight and navigation systems is desirable.
Knowledge of current Systems Engineering standards.

Responsibilities

Ensure product safety and compliance with requirements.
Chair Technical Design reviews throughout the lifecycle.
Prepare and approve project design documents.

Skills

Avionics systems design

Analytical and technical problem-solving

Communication and inter-personal skills

Methodical approach

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, the Chief Engineer will provide technical leadership and focus on technical excellence within the Engineering Department. This will principally involve oversight of Integrated Project Teams responsible for the development, manufacture and support of technical solutions that meet customer, business, regulatory, safety and human factors requirements.

This position is a key member of the Engineering Leadership Team and Site Airworthiness Board and requires the position holder to possess the relevant experience to be appointed as a Company Design Signatory, responsible for both initial and continued airworthiness. In doing so, they must assume the correct level of maturity, competence and integrity to execute these duties effectively. A key part of this role is to provide the interface with external certification authorities, approval bodies and the Site Production Organisation.

Your responsibilities

Ensure product safety and compliance with legislative, regulatory and customer requirements (including environmental and physical requirements)
Company Design Signatory and Certification Authority point of contact
Preparation, checking and/or approval of project design and certification documents
Chair Technical Design reviews, internal and external, throughout the development lifecycle
Ensure robust quality, performance, cost and time trade-offs are undertaken and then establish technical solutions coherent with the agreed budgets and timescales
Provide direction, control, evaluation and recommendations with regard to technical risks and opportunities
Manage and communicate issues to senior management
Ensure the continued effectiveness of the Business Management System that defines the Product Design & Certification process and the associated development lifecycle

Essential experience required in order to be considered for this role

Bachelor’s Degree qualified in an Engineering related field or equivalent relevant experience
5+ years of experience in within a highly regulated engineering design environment with demonstrable underpinning knowledge of the full developmental lifecycle
Strong background in avionics systems design (experience with flight and navigation systems is desirable)
A thorough methodical approach to design activities and exceptional attention to detail.
Substantial analytical and technical problem-solving skills
Sound understanding of the Systems lifecycle as defined in ARP4754 – up to and including FDAL B
Knowledge of current Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Electronics Engineering standards and techniques particularly with respect to flight certified civil airborne systems (EUROCAE ED-79/SAE ARP4754, SAE ARP4761, EUROCAE ED-80/RTCA DO-254, EUROCAE ED-12/RTCA DO-178, EUROCAE ED-14, CS-ETSO, CS-23, CS-25, CS-27, CS-29)
Previous experience in a similar role as a CVE or Design Signatory for avionics systems
Self-motivated leader and team player capable of working with minimum direction
Possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and the ability to interact with subject matter experts regarding a wide range of technical and operational topics
Drive and commitment, maintaining high standards
Experience of mentoring and providing technical leadership to small teams in a design environment

Ideally, you’ll also have

Master’s Degree qualified in an Engineering related field
Chartered Engineering status

What We Offer

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

Funded membership of a professional body
Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
Life Assurance x4 basic salary
Share buying scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
Free on-site car parking
Employee Referral Scheme
An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services