Lead Design Engineer Location; Reading

Experienced Lead Design Engineer required for a new role:

A great team environmentGuidance and support with your career developmentThe opportunity to add value and make a difference within a growing aviation business As a Lead Design Engineer, you will be expected to lead a team of engineers, providing technical supervision, guidance, and coordination to efficiently deliver multiple engineering tasks, products, and projects, ensuring they adhere to required programme timings, specification, budget, product cost, weight, and quality.

To be technically responsible for the products that you and your team are configuring and engineering. To develop a depth and breadth of product knowledge for your assigned products, to inform business decision making and ensure the effective management of the product throughout its lifecycle.

You will be responsible for the technical sign-off of engineering changes and design releases generated within your team, utilise, maintain and support the use and development of a PDM system to aid the control, release, and output of engineering data. You will also Support the Engineering management team in the day-to-day operation and continual development of the Engineering Team.

There will be an expectation to carry out aircraft seating design, investigation, and engineering work utilising Catia V5/ Solidworks and ensure that designs are carried out in accordance with the relevant EASA, FAA and Airframe Specifications, and achieve Certification as efficiently as possible. You will also make sure the design meets the aesthetic and technical ambitions of the customer.

To be a successful candidate for this role you must be able to demonstrate that you are an effective communicator ensuring departmental objectives are met, liaise directly with customers, OEM's, Aircraft Manufacturers, and key suppliers.

A Mechanical Engineering Degree (or equivalent)Proficient user of CAD and PDM systems with experience of best practice modelling and drawing techniques including G, D&TExperience of delivering aircraft interiors product that is compliant to the airframe spec and CAA, EASA & FAA regulatory requirementsExperience of working on mechanical product delivery programmes in a design, and manufacturing environmentManagerial skills and experience of leading a small teamExceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to propose innovative ideasExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenExcellent planning and organisational skills