Senior Design Engineer - Aerospace

Our client, a leading company in the aerospace sector, is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join their team in Titchfield, Hampshire. This is a permanent role within a business recognised globally for its leadership in aerospace fuel systems. The site is undergoing a significant transformation and will soon relocate to a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility in Daedalus, positioning itself as the Centre of Excellence for aerospace manufacturing across Europe.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate designs of aircraft fuel system products to meet customer requirements using 3D CAD (CREO)
• Complete tolerance line-ups, detailed drawings, DFMEAs, Engineering Change Requests, and Customer approval paperwork
• Participate in DFMA activities
• Investigate and resolve non-conformance requests, providing technical support and managing obsolescence
• Meet turnaround time goals for engineering activities impacting monthly business finances and customer delivery
• Provide clear documentation of changes required to address manufacturing and supplier issues
• Support the process of gaining customer approval for permanent design changes
• Sign off Non-conformance requests and detailed manufacturing drawings
• Present designs at design reviews, internally and with customers
• Attend assessments of Non-conformance requests and drawing change applications

Job Requirements:

• Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in a professional engineering environment, ideally in aerospace or a high technology industry
• Knowledge of electro/mechanical engineering, preferably related to aircraft fuel systems
• Familiarity with encapsulate products used on electrical/electronic components

Skills:

• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Effective communication skills with internal and external customers
• Confidence in technical ability, decisiveness, and firmness
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills
• Solutions-driven with good documentation practices
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Strong customer focus
• Willingness to adopt flexible work patterns to meet business needs
• Ability to work with engineers and production staff at all levels
• Design experience with electro/mechanical machines and electronic packaging and cooling
• Knowledge of Design for Six Sigma activities
• Experience with investment castings and machining
• Ability to meet design-to-cost targets
• Proven experience with CREO at producing detailed manufacturing drawings

Additional Information:

• Legally authorised to work in the United Kingdom without company sponsorship
• Applicants may need to undergo additional screening for access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods

If you possess the necessary skills and experience for this challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply now to join our client's innovative aerospace team.