Design Engineer

Morson Edge; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is hiring an Aerospace Design Engineer in the United Kingdom. The role supports a hybrid or remote working arrangement with no requirement for weekly onsite presence, only for ad hoc meetings or essential reviews.

You will collaborate with Design, Analysis, Certification & Qualification, and Manufacturing to deliver high-quality, signatory-capable structural designs within a dynamic Structures Team. This role is a 6-month rolling contract with a DOE umbrella rate of £38–£48 per hour.

Qualifications

• Ability to own problems and provide pragmatic innovative solutions.
• Experience in design of complex engineering structures.
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, machining and composite design.
• Knowledge of geometric tolerance control and design for manufacture.
• Knowledge of aerospace fasteners and structural joints.
• Familiarity with airworthiness regulations (MAA, EASA, FAA) advantageous.
• CATIA V5 or equivalent design package desirable.
• ENOVIA VPM or equivalent part management system desirable.
• MS Office proficiency desirable.

Responsibilities

• Varied and challenging design tasks, concurrently engineered with collaboration across Design/Analysis/Certification & Qualification/Manufacturing.

Skills

Complex structural design

Sheet metal fabrication

Machining and composites design

Geometric tolerance and DFx

Aerospace fasteners and joints

Problem ownership and pragmatic ideas

Team collaboration

Tools

CATIA V5

ENOVIA VPM

MS Office

Job description

Aerospace Design Engineer

2 positions

Hybrid or Remote

£38-£48 per hour Umbrella DOE (inside IR35)

6 month rolling contract

As part of the Structures Team you will be responsible for developing structural design solutions in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders. High calibre with potential signatory capability

This role offers the option of hybrid or remote working. No weekly onsite presence needed, just for ad hoc meetings, PDR/CDRs where relevant

What you will do

As part of the Structures Team you will be:

• Varied and challenging design tasks, concurrently engineered with the collaboration of Design/Analysis/Certification & Qualification/Manufacturing

What we are looking for

To perform the role you will work well in a team and be flexible and adaptable to challenging timescales and budgets.

• The ability to own problems and provide pragmatic innovative solutions.
• Experienced level of knowledge of the design of complex engineering structures.
• level of knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, machining and composite design.
• level of knowledge of geometric tolerance control and design for manufacture.
• level of knowledge of aerospace fasteners & types of structural joints.

Advantageous in this role are:

• Knowledge of typical structural analysis failure criteria used to determine the static strength of structural components and an awareness of fatigue and damage tolerance in rotorcraft.
• Evidence of working in a regulated environment with knowledge of airworthiness regulations eg MAA, EASA or FAA.

Also desirable would be knowledge of:

• CATIA V5 or equivalent design package.
• ENOVIA VPM or equivalent part management system.
• The ability to use the MS Office suite