Senior Engineer

Lead the design and development of advanced helmet systems and related equipment, incorporating cutting-edge materials and technologies for aircrew and groundcrew applications. Drive projects from concept through production, ensuring compliance with performance, cost, and safety requirements.

Senior Engineer Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in new product development (NPD/NPI), including design reviews (PDR/CDR) and risk analysis.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturability and compliance with ISO9001/AS9100 and DAOS regulations.
• Manage technical information and support for creation of drawings, bills of materials and related process and control documentation.
• Support the implementation of product testing and test procedures for both internal and external facilities during all phases of product life cycle.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers and corporate facilities - worldwide.
• Conduct feasible studies involving cost, manufacturability, performance and quality.
• Lead design to cost, ensuring all new products meet the cost targets for piece parts and manufacturing costs.
• Support internal and external audits and compliance with regulations and standards.

Skills and Abilities:

• The ability to communicate design concepts and engineering principles to individual team members and groups from different disciplines and areas of the business.
• Develop mechanical and composite designs using SolidWorks and GD&T principles.
• Experience in Composite materials and design for manufacturability.
• Track and implement new composite & polymer technologies.
• A background in aviation/defense engineering or working under a DAOS Approval scheme beneficial.
• Analysing and interpreting data, with recommendations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Use of general workshop machinery and tools.
• Prototyping using different media.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office Packages including Excel, Word, Project and Visio.

Qualifications/Experience as a Senior Engineer:

• Degree, HND, time served apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• 5 years minimum in a similar role within an engineering environment.
• Experience of leading small teams.