Senior Product Engineer

Job description

• To develop innovative mechanical design solutions, to current and future aerospace industry challenges, on existing and next generation smart motor and power generation technologies.
• To lead and deliver project based engineering work-package activities, by ensuring mature and robust mechanical solutions, designed to meet manufacturing, cost and weight targets.
  

• Take ownership of the work and deliver on work package requirements, incorporating engineering disciplines, to meet the needs of the project. These may include, Mechanical Design, Stress, Industrialisation, Validation and Verification (V&V) and Configuration. This will be done either as an individual contributor or as the lead to a small team of designers, depending on the project.
• Perform or oversee analysis tasks, which may include, interference fits, thermal growth, hoop and tensile stresses, thread loadings and tolerance analyses, in addition to other FEA stress and CFD analyses. Will be expected to deliver Design Assurance documentation regarding these analyses.
• The production of Design Schemes, including CAD models, assemblies and 2D drawings for concept and detail designs of electrical machines.
• Arrange and run design reviews in accordance with Safran Electrical & Power design procedure.
• No direct report functional responsibility, but Design Engineers may require technical direction and prioritisation from the Work Package Owner depending on the project structure.
• Responsibility for the delivery of engineering solutions that meet Design to Cost and Design for Manufacture requirements, against programme deliverables. This may be as an individual contributor or as leader of a team where required.

• Based at Pitstone UK, but may be required to collaborate and coordinate activities with other sites in SEP where necessary.
• May act as customer interface in relation to work packages under his supervision and support customer facing negotiations.

• The completion of work packages that meet requirements as defined by the Lead Engineer/s on R&D and R&T projects from concept, through development and qualification testing and into technology readiness or service.
• The production and maintenance of CAD models, drawings and parts lists that are compliant with all company standards associated with the work package(s) you are assigned.
• The production, reporting and approval of Design Assurance documentation, including, but not limited to, design reports, test procedures, thermal analysis reports and Stress calculations such as interference fits, thermal growth, hoop and tensile stresses, thread loadings and tolerance analyses, in support of said work packages.
• The consensus or agreement of other project team members such as stress, industrialisation, manufacturing, sourcing and configuration with respect to new designs or design changes.

Complementary description

• Familiarity with the Safran Electrical & Power Product Introduction Processes (PROMPT & DEVELOP) and the leadership or support of any gateway reviews as appropriate.
• The delivery of any monthly KPI milestone targets to support project needs and timescales.
• The awareness of the Lead Engineer and the informing and mentoring of your peers to ensure that project team members are appraised of the status of your work package should it have to be handed off to another associate.

• Delivery of high quality, robust designs, fit for purpose with a DFA/DFM mentality and Right First Time philosophy.
• Delivery against assigned milestones and project tasks met on time and to budget.
• Support and design assurance documentation produced is of high quality and is aligned with process requirements.
• Performance objectives, agreed during annual performance reviews, to be satisfactorily completed within the agreed timescales.
• Personal development targets met e.g. competence in use of software, knowledge of the product etc.

Job requirements

• Essential
• A Mechanical, Automotive or Aeronautical Engineering degree or equivalent qualification/work experience.
• Experience delivering work packages and supervising and guiding other Engineers in a team.
• Mechanical design experience, with rotating equipment, such as shafts, bearings seals, structures etc.
• Must have an understanding of engineering materials and production methods relevant to them.
• Substantial dedicated experience of Electromechanical Design and Engineering using 3D CAD software.

• Good working knowledge of MS Software i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate clearly, through written and verbal means, to all levels within the business and be able to interact easily with other Engineering teams.
• Must have the ability to plan their work and others they are supervising to meet agreed monthly milestones / tasks. Good time management is key, with an ability to prioritise and organise themselves and others.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure to meet project and program deadlines.

• Desirable
• Direct experience with high-speed power generation and motor technologies.
• Familiar with relevant engineering Software Tools (CATIA / NX, Teamcentre, Windchill, SAP, MS Project).
• Basic understanding of Mechatronics and Electronics.
• Experience with direct dealing with external customer.
• Experience of working with Engineering service suppliers, i.e. defining Statements of Work and approving deliverables.

• Evidence of written English at interview stage. This will be through providing certification of a formal English or technical qualification studied in the UK or overseas in English. If this cannot be provided you will be required to complete and pass an online SHL English comprehension test as part of the interview process.

Specificity of the job

As required