Electrical Design Engineer

Thompson Aero Seating; Banbridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

33 days annual leave

Flexi time

Employee referral bonus

Health cash plan

Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Maternity/Paternity pay

Wellbeing initiatives

Career progression

Job summary

Thompson Aero Seating in Banbridge, United Kingdom, seeks an engineer to join multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative design solutions for new concepts and customization of existing products for customers across the globe. You will help ensure delivery to cost, time and quality, while complying with strict aerospace regulations and ensuring suitability for manufacturing.

This role supports the engineering team through prototyping, documentation, testing and customer liaison throughout

Qualifications

• Essential degree/apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or 2+ years engineering experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks or CATIA for design tasks.
• Proficient with MS Office and strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver design solutions.
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors to support projects.
• Support prototyping considering cost, safety and time constraints.
• Create documentation such as test plans and reports for electrical testing of seats.
• Support customer meetings and lifecycle electrical support.
• Aid production in investigating, troubleshooting and resolving build/test issues.
• Contribute to change management through research, design reviews and trade studies.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Results driven

Relationship building

Education

Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Pro/E

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for working within multi-disciplined Engineering teams to deliver innovative design solutions for new concepts & customisation of existing products for our customers across the globe, ensuring delivery to cost, time, quality & adherence to strict aerospace regulations and suitability for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with 3rd party vendors in support of projects
• Supporting prototyping for new projects considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints
• Creating relevant documentation, such as Test Plans and Reports for electrical testing of seats
• Supporting customer meetings as required
• Providing end to end support on an electrical basis throughout the lifecycle of projects
• Supporting the Engineering team to achieve key milestone dates and work with internal stakeholders to assist with production investigating, troubleshooting, and resolution of build and test issues
• Supporting change management through research, concepts, design reviews, trade studies, impact analysis and implementation

Reward

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (linked to company performance)
• 33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years' service)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexi time working
• £5,000 employee referral bonus
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme at x4 gross salary
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business - Corportate Member
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Local charity / sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression

Requirements

Essential

• Hold a relevant Degree/Apprenticeship (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or a minimum of 2 years working in an engineering environment
• Previous experience with one of the design software packages such as AutoCad, Pro E, Solidworks, Catia etc
• Proficient with MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with Customers, manufacturing, suppliers and production
• Results driven with a can-do attitude to ensure solutions
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers

Desirable

• Experience of Electrical Design within a design and manufacturing environment
• Previous 3D Harness routing or Pipe routing experience
• Previous experience writing test plans/reports

We reserve the right to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

Thompson Aero Seating is an Equal Opportunities employer.