Chief Engineer

Parker Meggitt; Fareham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

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

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Manufacturing

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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