Structural Design Lead

Leonardo; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave with extra flexi-days

Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution

Free mental health support and financial advice

Bonus scheme available

Access to online courses

Financial rewards for referrals

Tailored benefits spending

Flexible working options

Job summary

Leonardo in Yeovil is seeking a Structural Design Lead to oversee structural design solutions across various aircraft products. The role requires proven engineering expertise and offers the pride of seeing designs from concept to installation.

Candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications in aerospace engineering, with opportunities for flexible working and impressive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 days on site required.
• Experience in aerospace engineering is essential.
• Good attitude and willingness to learn are important.

Responsibilities

• Provide design and development support for product delivery.
• Make recommendations to improve engineering policies.
• Approve work package plans for team deployment.
• Direct the team on technical specialisms and tools.
• Manage budget and risks effectively.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication design

Machining design

Composites design

Aerospace fasteners

Aircraft design regulations

Finite element analysis

Education

Apprenticeship/HNC/HND/First degree level in aerospace engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

ENOVIA VPM

Job description

Job Description

Salary £53k to £60k

Your impact

Are you an experienced professional engineer with a passion for delivering technical excellence?

Your role

Working as Structural Design Lead within our Helicopter Division, you will act as a role model within the business to promote an ownership and responsibility culture. You will have the pride of seeing your structural designs on our product ranges, grow from a 3D concept through to installation and flight and play a pivotal part in the continued growth in our capability for the future.

As part of the Structures Team you will be responsible for developing structural design solutions in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders, for our wide product range encompassing conventional helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air systems.

Our Structures team supports both the UK and Italian geographies so although based in the UK there is the opportunity to work on our full product range.

This position requires a minimum 3 days per week on site.

What you’ll do as a Structural Design Lead

• Provide design / development / supportability of product and or processes to ensure successful delivery of activities for aircraft contract delivery and in service support
• Make recommendations to improve policies and processes within the engineering frameworks
• Approve and own work package plans associated with the allocation and deployment of team members and workload with suitable milestones to enable effective engineering and product reporting
• Risk Analysis and Budget management
• Direct the team on technical specialism, domain expertise, engineering process and tool use
• Resolve complex multidisciplinary issues raised from within and outside of engineering
• Promote a culture of best practice
• Inspire, promote and communicate safe behaviours to ensure that team members understand and adhere to their safety responsibilities

What We Need From You

• Apprenticeship/HNC/HND/First degree level as a minimum or equivalent level of experience in aerospace engineering.
• HND or equivalent level of knowledge of aircraft design principles, assembly techniques, manufacturing processes, basic mechanics and materials science.
• Expert level of knowledge of sheet metal fabrication design.
• Expert level of knowledge of machining design.
• Expert level of knowledge of composites design.
• Expert level of knowledge of aerospace fasteners & types of structural joints.
• Experienced level of knowledge of aircraft design regulations eg MAA, EASA or FAA.
• Experienced level of knowledge of types of aircraft loading, typical structural analysis failure criteria, material allowables, finite element analysis process, interpretation of stress plots, load paths, design features that generate peak stresses, design failure mitigation techniques and of design considerations for fatigue & damage tolerance in rotorcraft structures.

Advantages in this role are

• Ability to use the CATIA V5 design package and ENOVIA VPM part management system to derive aircraft design context and produce structural designs and associated drawings to issue standard OR equivalent systems.
• Eligibility for registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer with the engineering Council. Membership of a relevant engineering institution.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

• Time to Recharge Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.