Composites Design Engineer
Job No:
HLH9
Location:
Stafford
We are seeking a capable, amenable and self-motivated composite design engineer to join our team and drive our current and future aircraft programmes.
Key Qualifications
- BSc/BEng in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or HNC/HDC with equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of relevant composite design experience (aerospace, composites or F1)
- Proficient in modelling parts and assemblies in 3D CAD (CATIA V5 or CREO)
- Proficient in producing detailed manufacturing drawings
- Experience with PLM system (ideally Windchill, training provided)
- Experience in aerospace design a major advantage
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will work within the design team being responsible for the development, optimisation and detailing of the aircraft mechanical design, involving:
- Working with the Chief Composites Engineer and technical specialists to develop composite design schemes and detailed designs of aircraft parts and assemblies.
- Develop static and rotating structural components.
- Develop complex composite parts, laminate and core schemes, bonded assemblies, metallic inserts, patterns and tools.
- Develop schemes for composite parts, assemblies and installations supported by relevant technical specialists.
- Verify assembly processes.
- Develop schemes for controlling tolerance stacks and critical fits and clearances.
- Creating high quality 3D CAD models of composite parts and assemblies.
- Working closely with the production team to ensure parts and assemblies are robustly optimised for efficient manufacture.
- Creating high quality technical drawings, laminate books and documentation.
- Working strictly to agreed deadlines.
- Management of design and airworthiness requirements.
- Working closely with technical specialists to rapidly optimise the design.