Design Engineer

This Design Engineer role in Eccles sits within the Structures Team, where you will develop structural design solutions in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders. The position involves varied and challenging design tasks, concurrently engineered with Design, Analysis, Certification and Qualification, and Manufacturing. Hybrid or remote working is available, with no weekly onsite presence required beyond ad hoc meetings and relevant PDR/CDRs. You will need to work well in a team, be flexible and adaptable to challenging timescales and budgets, and have the ability to own problems and provide pragmatic innovative solutions. The rate is £38 to £48 per hour.

Aerospace Design Engineer

2 positions

Hybrid or Remote

£38-£48 per hour Umbrella DOE (inside IR35)

6 month rolling contract

As part of the Structures Team you will be responsible for developing structural design solutions in collaboration with other engineering departments and key stakeholders. High calibre with potential signatory capability

This role offers the option of hybrid or remote working. No weekly onsite presence needed, just for ad hoc meetings, PDR/CDRs where relevant

What you will do
As part of the Structures Team you will be:
- Varied and challenging design tasks, concurrently engineered with the collaboration of Design/Analysis/Certification & Qualification/Manufacturing

What we are looking for
To perform the role you will work well in a team and be flexible and adaptable to challenging timescales and budgets.
- The ability to own problems and provide pragmatic innovative solutions.
- Experienced level of knowledge of the design of complex engineering structures.
- level of knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, machining and composite design.
- level of knowledge of geometric tolerance control and design for manufacture.
- level of knowledge of aerospace fasteners & types of structural joints.

Advantageous in this role are:
- Knowledge of typical structural analysis failure criteria used to determine the static strength of structural components and an awareness of fatigue and damage tolerance in rotorcraft.
- Evidence of working in a regulated environment with knowledge of airworthiness regulations eg MAA, EASA or FAA.

Also desirable would be knowledge of:
- CATIA V5 or equivalent design package.
- ENOVIA VPM or equivalent part management system.
- The ability to use the MS Office suite.