Wing Build Support Engineer

Airbus; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Build Support Engineer to join their dynamic team at the Broughton Wing Plant. In this role, you'll bridge the gap between engineering and manufacturing, ensuring that design solutions meet industrial requirements. You'll engage in proactive product improvements aimed at reducing costs and enhancing efficiency. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative projects within a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact the quality and success of the manufacturing process. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing engineering support in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of metallic structures and design toolsets is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between Engineering and Manufacturing for co-design solutions.
• Provide lineside build support and conduct root cause analysis.

Skills

Engineering Support

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Knowledge of Metallic Structures

Design Toolsets

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering Design Tools

Job description

Within the Broughton Wing Plant Engineering Team (PET), we are looking to recruit a Build Support Engineer supporting the Single Aisle (SA) and Widebody (WB) Component Delivery Teams (CDTs). The successful applicant will be part of our fast-moving teams that deliver high-quality Build Support to meet the needs of the Plant.

The team's function is to provide reactive and proactive engineering support to the CDTs to ensure the achievement of their business objectives. The team also seeks to identify opportunities to optimise the design and industrial system in partnership with Manufacturing Engineering to promote a true MEET (Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Together) ethos.

Responsibilities

1. Act as the link between Engineering and Manufacturing, ensuring co-design solutions suitable for the industrial system while maintaining an engineering and customer perspective.
2. Support the design definition and communicate the industrial requirements to the wider engineering community.
3. Provide 'lineside' build support and act as the focal point for Engineering topics within the Wing Plant CDTs, including root cause analysis investigations into abnormalities arising from design queries.
4. Provide proactive product improvements supporting modifications to reduce recurring costs, non-recurring costs, and non-conformances throughout the SA & WB value stream.
5. Support initiatives to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness through application of methods, tools, processes, and capability improvements (e.g., achievement of AOS goals, sustainability goals).

Competencies

1. Maintain and enhance working relationships with key stakeholders.
2. Be a role model exemplifying Airbus Values.
3. Willingness to learn how to propose solutions and solve problems.
4. Knowledge and experience of metallic structures; composite knowledge is desirable.
5. Knowledge and experience of design toolsets.
6. Opportunity to develop IT skills related to engineering activities.
7. Wing Structure knowledge would be advantageous.
8. Ability to autonomously analyse, propose, and solve technical problems.
9. Ensure the delivery of own tasks within time, cost, and quality parameters.
10. Excellent communication skills and a drive to deliver customer value and quality.