Senior Avionics Design Engineer & Team Leader

Airbus S.A.S.; Bicester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Company pension

Share incentive plan

Bikes to work

Referral bonus

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters seeks a Chief Avionic Design Engineer at our Oxford site to lead the Avionic & Electrical Design team from concept through to manufacture, owning the technical quality of designs and ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory and Certification requirements.

You will mentor a small team of engineers, act as design signatory and liaise with stakeholders to resolve issues, while developing new procedures to meet evolving requirements and maintain aviation safety standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Avionic/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent (HNC/HND)
• Proven experience supervising Avionic/Electrical Design engineers
• Experience with CATIA V5, AutoCAD and PLM systems (Enovia SmarTeam, ARAS)

Responsibilities

• Lead avionics & electrical engineering from concept through design, integration and test per Airbus procedures.
• Own the avionic/electrical contribution to project timelines, estimates and quotes.
• Coach, mentor and develop less experienced design engineers (apprentices, graduates).
• Act as design signatory status and Compliance Verification Engineer.

Skills

CATIA V5

AutoCAD

PLM systems

Regulatory standards

Team leadership

Design sign-off

Design planning

Reading drawings

Education

Avionic/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering degree

Job description

Airbus Helicopters seeks a Chief Avionic Design Engineer at our Oxford site to lead the Avionic & Electrical Design team from concept through to manufacture, owning the technical quality of designs and ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory and Certification requirements.

You will mentor a small team of engineers, act as design signatory and liaise with stakeholders to resolve issues, while developing new procedures to meet evolving requirements and maintain aviation safety standards.