Design Team Lead

Job Description Design Team Lead

Here at KDC we require a Design Team Lead with the aptitude to perform a team lead role and a hands on mechanical design role within the Space sector across the following roles and responsibilities:

• To lead and manage a team of Design Engineers in delivering design based work packages to time, cost and quality.
• Creating and updating 3d models and 2d drawings
• Organising and maintaining the 3d DMU working environment.
• General dimensioning and tolerancing
• Production and configuration of IRDs and ICDs.
• Clash detection analysis and reporting
• Creating mass and inertia analysis reports
• Production of detailed design manufacturing drawings and assemblies following the applicable Design for Manufacture processes and guidelines to minimise cost.
• Full adherence to Quality processes to perform check and validation against established check lists
• Team competency and performance management including allocation of tasks to appropriate team members.
• Manage and provide technical guidance to the team ensuring they perform the tasks assigned to them to the highest technical standard, in a timely manner and within the prescribed budget.
• Point of contact to the customer Technical and Project team from task scoping, project launch and progression through to delivery.
• Working with the Operations and Project Management team in managing and maintaining project risk and dependency trackers.
• Working with the Engineering Director to ensure adequate and suitably capable resources are available to meet the current and planned customer requirements.
• SoW compilation reflecting verbal or written customer requests for approval by Engineering and Operations.
• Internal status reporting on work complete, budget, enablement etc, ensuring any matters arising which may affect quality, on-time delivery or technical compliance are raised to the Operations and Engineering leadership team.
• Provide design input to and attend customer programme meetings, ie Technical Review Meetings, PDR & CDR etc.
• Develop customer relationships identifying potential areas of support and responding proactively and positively to all enquiries.

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical / Aeronautical Engineering or similar, or demonstrable relevant experience in lieu thereof.
• Proven track record of team leadership and technical management.
• Excellent Catia experience, especially with v6/3dx.
• Demonstrable structural design experience with Space or Aero industries.
• Experience of working directly with customer technical leadership teams.
• Windchill.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and propose innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to articulate project progress to Operations Manager.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines on projects and interfacing with clients.
• Demonstrated experience in risk and dependency management
• Good organisational skills.
• Good estimating skills.
• Resource management.
• Quick learner and highly self-motivated.
• Commercial awareness and discretion.