Senior Design Engineer

Spirit AeroSystems; Prestwick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join our team in Prestwick, focused on innovative aerostructures. The role involves delivering expert structural designs and integrating with various teams, contributing to cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment. We offer competitive benefits including a 37-hour work week, generous holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

33 days holiday per year

Annual bonus related to company performance

Defined contribution pension scheme

Virtual GP Service

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle To Work Scheme

Professional development and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject required.
• 5 years' work experience in relevant field.
• Experience with specialized design engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex design work packages including CAD models and drawings.
• Works with minimal guidance and checks work of junior engineers.
• Identifies process improvements in Design Engineering.

Skills

Design Engineering

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in relevant subject or technical apprenticeship

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Overview

Senior Design Engineer

Salary from; £42,683

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France, and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

The Opportunity

Spirit AeroSystems – where flight begins.

Spirit AeroSystems is actively developing technologies that will enable zero carbon emission flight. As our research in this field expands, we are growing the Prestwick team based at our state-of-the-art research and technology development facility, the Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC). The AIC showcases Spirit’s distinctive capabilities as a global centre for design and digital manufacturing of current and future aircraft. Partnering with Universities, industry leaders, and the UK’s CATAPULT network the AIC is a focal point to collaborate, innovate, train and develop skills for today and tomorrow. Spirit is developing structures and systems technologies to enable our industries transition to net zero emissions.

This exciting opportunity requires candidates to work in an agile, diverse and fast paced environment developing cutting edge technologies for aerostructures and future fuels integration. The successful candidate will deliver expert structural design and integrate across our design, R&D, systems, and test teams in a rapid design, build and test environment. R&D areas of focus include metallics, composites, future fuels storage and integration, digital factory & harnessing new developments in IT. Diversity and inclusion are key to innovation. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in the industry.

Role Purpose

To develop and design future aerostructures as a senior member of the design team, supporting the team leader in the day to day running of the Design Team and to help and guide team members in their daily duties.

This opportunity, based at our Prestwick campus, offers:

• 37 hour working week (half day Friday).
• 33 days holiday per year, rising with service.
• Annual Bonus related to company performance.
• Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer).
• Virtual GP Service 365 days per year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• A wide range of flexible benefits.
• Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary).
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Professional development and growth.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex design work packages including CAD models, drawings, part lists etc.
• Works with minimum guidance from more senior engineers.
• Checks the work of other design engineering staff in line with Customer, Regulatory and company requirements.
• Identifies and implements areas of process improvement within the Design Engineering discipline.
• Works closely with other discipline engineers to achieve common Programme goals
• Produces and checks reports prior to approval by more senior engineers
• Directs and coaches more junior Design engineers
• Leads simple trade studies and delivers outputs to appropriate Quality and timescales

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject or a technical/craft apprenticeship in an aerostructures environment
• 5 work experience in applying discipline knowledge
• Experience in applying tools, techniques and the use of specialised equipment
• A thorough understanding of general theories and applications covering a broad knowledge of Design Engineering is required
• A broad knowledge of airframe engineering, manufacturing, projects/programme management
• Proficient in relevant IT applications and software packages
• Knowledge and understanding of Company Procedures and standards relating to engineering, design, health, safety and environment

Decision Making Authority

• Makes decisions in how to perform own work using proscribed tools and methods to ensure delivery to required timescales.
• Identifies and implements improvements in performing work within the Design discipline.
• Implements plans/improvements that have been approved by more senior management.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented team members with the skills and passion to become the best at what they do.

Closing Date; Monday, 23rd June at 12pm

External applicants should be awarethat as part of our pre-employment checks, preferred candidates must complete:

1) Right to Work in the UK check

2) Employment Reference check

3) Disclosure Scotland check

4) Pre employment Medical

Spirit will facilitate these checks via our chosen service provider.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.