Design Engineer Job in Wolverhampton, Midlands UK

Design Engineer

Wolverhampton
 ***6 month Contract***

The Design Engineer will have an understanding of conceptual design to support and maintain the design integrity of products within a multi-disciplinary Engineering team.

 

The Design Engineer will:

•Have a good knowledge of the aircraft actuation equipment.

•Provide design support at all stages of the design process.

• Support  design concepts and configurations of a wide range of actuation systems which may consist of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical or mechanical elements. Ie hydraulic actuators, hydraulic valve blocks, gearboxes, ballscrew actuators etc.

•Design support at all stages of the design process.

•Ensuring adherence to the design process whilst meeting timescale requirements.

•Developing optimised product designs in terms of cost, weight and robustness by challenging existing designs and offering new ideas.

•Liaising with customers and suppliers to resolve design issues.

•Ensuring correct installation between products within a GAS supplied system and interfacing equipment.

•Presentations internally for design reviews.

•Producing tolerance analysis and manufacturing drawings.

•Ensuring the product design is complete in terms of addressing all robustness and in-service requirements as well as customer and regulatory authority requirements
•Being involved in problem solving activities throughout the manufacturing, qualification and ‘in service’ phases of a project.

•Responsible to the Chief Design Engineer for the quality and integrity of his/her work.

•Being involved in Risk Analysis activities, the identification of risk and agreement on the method of mitigation (analysis, test comparison etc.)
•Provide Design engineering within the multi-disciplinary engineering project team.

•Responsible for generating design engineering documentation for which authorisation to approve has been granted.

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

·         Strong engineering background with knowledge of machine design, electro- hydraulic and/or electro-mechanical equipment product configurations.

·         Able to demonstrate a track record of front end design engineering application.

·         Experience of CATIA Version 4 5 is preferred.

·         Degree or engineering equivalent (preferably Mechanical Engineering).