Lead Electro-Mechanical Actuation Design Engineer (Onsite UK)

Collins Aerospace; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Career development

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Wolverhampton seeks a Principal Design Engineer to provide technical leadership and design authority for electric actuation systems and subsystems. You will guide the product lifecycle from concept through production and in-service support, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team in a new facility in Wolverhampton with <20% international travel.

You will lead design concepts, reviews, and customer collaborations, while mentoring juniors and shaping the engineering

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in a design engineering environment.
• Experience leading design concepts for mechanical/electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication across audiences.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Passion for design engineering and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the generation of innovative design concepts for electro-mechanical actuation systems.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to design engineering teams.
• Review and approve design engineering deliverables.
• Support all stages of the product lifecycle from requirements to production.
• Ensure compliance with design processes and engineering standards.
• Develop optimized solutions balancing performance, weight, cost and manufacturability.
• Lead design reviews and present technical solutions to customers and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and internal teams to resolve complex challenges.
• Ensure correct integration and installation of products within actuation systems.
• Oversee manufacturing data packages, drawings, and tolerance analyses.
• Support risk identification and design assurance activities.
• Lead problem-solving across development, qualification, production and service.
• Provide engineering oversight for project planning and execution.
• Mentor junior engineers and placement students.
• Support technology roadmap development and capability growth.
• Lead failure investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Machine design

Electro-mechanical systems

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

CATIA

Teamcenter PLM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Wolverhampton seeks a Principal Design Engineer to provide technical leadership and design authority for electric actuation systems and subsystems. You will guide the product lifecycle from concept through production and in-service support, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team in a new facility in Wolverhampton with <20% international travel.

You will lead design concepts, reviews, and customer collaborations, while mentoring juniors and shaping the engineering