Wing Design Engineer

Morson Edge; Caddington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Caddington is seeking a design leader to ensure structural design meets airworthiness and product requirements. The role involves delivering technical solutions and leading designers while implementing Lean Engineering practices. Essential skills include risk management, effective decision-making within teams, and knowledge of design tools like CATIA V5. The position offers an hourly rate of £50.00 Umbrella / £37.38 PAYE.

Responsibilities

• Ensure structural design meets airworthiness and product requirements.
• Deliver technical studies and investigations for solutions.
• Support management and delivery of design changes.
• Lead internal and external designers and Lean Engineering improvements.
• Organize design and maturity reviews in line with policies.

Skills

Delegation

Wing Structure knowledge & experience

Design team support

Delivery to Time, Cost and Quality

Creative problem-solving

Risk management

Decision-making

Integration with technical experts

Track record in new technologies

Design toolsets (CATIA V5, ICC, etc.)

Design Approval/Authorisation

Tools

CATIA V5

ICC

Zamiz

ECM

Solings

PASS

Job description

£50.00 per hour Umbrella / £37.38 per hour PAYE

Responsibilities

• Ensure the structural design meets programme airworthiness and product requirements and in line with cascaded Design Quality Assurance Criteria
• Define, deliver and enable technical studies, trades and investigations to ensure the delivery of technical solutions in accordance to relevant Design methods and procedures
• Support identification, management and delivery of change through Mod opening, DFM release and Stage 3 Closure of Mods on time, to cost and quality
• Provide design leadership of Internal and External designers within the team and ownership of Lean Engineering improvements, in particular 'Right First Time', and Lead Time Reduction. This will be key to demonstrating design requirements within the program constraints
• Ensure effective organization and governance of design & maturity reviews in line with our policies, processes and practices

Skill Set

Essential

• 1) Delegation needed
• 2) knowledge & experience for Wing Structure
• 3) Part of a Design team to support approval and authorisation
• Achieving delivery to Time, Cost and Quality
• Finding creative solutions to complex problems
• Risk management and taking calculated risks
• Able to make or influence decisions in a complex network of stakeholders and customers enabling right first time delivery, achieving all the planned and agreed milestones
• Integrate with and influence technical experts and specialists to achieve optimum technical and business solutions
• Have a strong track record of maturing new technologies, Implementing Design to cost projects, and initiating strategic technology projects
• Knowledge and experience of design toolsets i.e. CATIA V5, ICC, Zamiz, ECM, Solings & PASS
• Design Approval/Authorisation Signatory is essential