Design Structures Authoriser

Contract until the end of 2026 (initially)

Inside IR35 – up to £52 per hour umbrella

Job Role:

The PET’s primary function is to provide reactive and proactive lineside support to the Plant and to enable Wings to be delivered to the FALs. We also identify, investigate, provide technical solutions and deliver flow mods, significant mods and major mods for production easements. These include structural & systems modifications for rate, cost improvements and production & quality easements in the Plant, the FALs and the supply chain.

Within the Wing Plant Engineering Team (PET) we are looking to appoint a Design Authoriser who will be supporting the Wing Component Delivery Team (CDT). The successful applicant will be part of a fast moving team who deliver high quality Design Support to meet the needs of the Plant. The team’s function is to provide engineering solutions to all areas of Broughton Plant Manufacturing to ensure the achievement of their business objectives and product integrity and working with Manufacturing Engineering colleagues to promote a true MEET (Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Together) ethos.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading design investigations and formulating technical solutions for a range of tasks, including Modifications to the Type Design, Design / Works Query Notes ‘Flow Modifications’ and non-specific tasks ensuring that all Design, Airworthiness and safety requirements are met, where appropriate liaising with other functions to ensure a fully integrated design solution.
• The job holder will operate as a lead design engineer with an industry recognised design authorisation signatory and act as a strong focal point in leading and providing guidance on technical issues and governance. There is a clear requirement to lead the structural design process to help ensure an optimised design.
• Strong support is required to drive on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements, where applicable ensuring a robust lessons learnt and feedback process is maintained. Reporting will be required on critical technical issues through functional management and lead technical mentoring for engineering team members.
• Lead, guide approve and / or authorise design solutions for a range of tasks, including (but not restricted to) Major / Minor Design Modifications, Design Query Notes (work’s query notes).
• Provide technical leadership and continued mentoring to the engineering team, assisting the development of team members, assisting in the identification of skill gaps and driving plans to close the gaps.
• Ensuring that design standards and requirements are met, liaising with other functions and projects to ensure the design solutions are fully integrated.
• Operate as a design authorisation signatory.
• Support in area of knowledge the on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements.
• Support and build strong relationships between wider stakeholders including (but not limited to) CVE, Chief Engineer, Configuration Management and Local Programmes Team to enable a satisfactory design solution, and implementation on the aircraft that supports airworthiness type cert and configuration management.

Key Attributes:

• Motivated and self-driven with the ability to work autonomously when required, whilst being a strong team player.
• Deliver reliably on time, cost and quality whilst embracing change and challenge when appropriate.
• Anticipation mindset, able to identify risks/opportunities and manage them appropriately
• Understand and synthesise multiple complex activities, simplify and communicate them clearly, on a timely basis, to all stakeholders as needed.
• Innovative mindset, able to think freely with a degree of curiosity to explore new or alternative ideas and approaches.
• Work in an open and trusting environment.
• Understand, nurture and demonstrate resilience.
• Industry recognised design signatory delegation (Design Approval, Design Authorisation)