LEAD STRUCTURES ENGINEER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Hertfordshire , Stevenage |
| Industry Sector | Mechanical |
| Start Date | N/A |
| Salary/Rate | £excellent package |
| Reference | J4942 |
| Date Advertised | 17-11-2008 - 11:27 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
A Lead Structures Engineer is required to coordinate design and development aspects of a satellite structure. He/she will operate in a project focused concurrent engineering team covering the whole life of a satellite structure from conceptual design through detail design and analysis, manufacture and test.
A Lead Structures Engineer is required to coordinate design and development aspects of a satellite structure. He/she will operate in a project focused concurrent engineering team covering the whole life of a satellite structure from conceptual design through detail design and analysis, manufacture and test.
The post offers high job interest, a positive working environment and excellent opportunities for career development in functional management or project management but technical expert could provide an alternative career path.
Tasks
Lead and coordinate the definition of the major design structural concepts and materials based on customer and environmental constraints and taking into account material, design, manufacture and test cost and risk.
Coordinate the day to day working of the design team ensuring a consistent and cost effective approach
Working closely with the Lead Manufacturing Engineer ensure the design programme is optimised to build schedule requirements recognising component and material lead times
Manage and expedite development testing
Support to Major Structural Test Requirement
Drawing approval
Control of own team cost and schedule performance
Support to customer and subcontractor liaison as technical lead
Skills
Proven post graduate industrial experience in the Aerospace or Composites industry or equivalent
A good understanding of load paths, structural concepts and material properties for lightweight metallic and composite structures.
Post graduate experience as a Stress Engineer is desirable
General computer skills for analysis and report writing
Leadership and decision making
Cost and schedule discipline
Communication
Successful candidates will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment.
Mylen Recruitment Ltd is a recruitment agency specialising in Mechanical, Electronic, Production, IT, Software, Automotive and Aviation Engineering.
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