Senior Design Engineer

Job Description: Subject to the successful closing of the transaction with Spirit, after obtaining relevant regulatory approvals SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check) TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK/EU LOCATION: Belfast TYPE: Full time on site WHAT\’S IN IT FOR YOU * Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, * Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Design Engineer to join the A220 Wing Engineering team at Belfast. We are a highly motivated team of Engineers focused on constantly challenging the current design and conventional thinking in order to maximise profitability whilst ensuring the quality is not degraded. Do you like connecting with people and different organisations? Are you interested in developing wing structures? We are a team of Structural Engineers who are passionate about finding technical solutions to support the structures department. We are an ideal mix of people who can help you develop technically and personally in the role. HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM * Leadership and people development is a key requirement to the role. You will support the functional development of the design engineers within the team and ensure development opportunities are progressed. * This role potentially has a significant element of sub-contract work with Offload suppliers, resulting in a need for good influencing skills and all design work is of appropriate technical content and quality. * Ensure the structural design meets programme, airworthiness and product requirements in line with cascaded Design Quality Assurance Criteria. * Define, deliver and enable technical studies, trades and investigations to ensure the delivery of technical solutions in accordance with relevant Design methods and procedures. * Support identification, management and delivery of change through Mod opening, DFM release and Stage 3 Closure of Mods on time, to cost and quality. * You will support relevant cross functional working and integration to achieve a right first time delivery achieving all the planned and agreed milestones. All risks for which they are responsible are managed and mitigated or escalated where required. * You will Provide design leadership of Internal and External designers within the team and ownership of Lean Engineering improvements, in particular ‘Right First Time’, and Lead Time Reduction. This will be key to demonstrating design requirements within the program constraints. * You will sponsor development of new technologies and apply new technologies and processes and ensure best practice and lessons learnt from other products / sections are captured and deployed. * You will ensure effective organization and governance of design & maturity reviews in line with Airbus polices, processes and practices. * You will manage all key stakeholders and as necessary produce reports and presentations conveying required messages to Chief Engineers, Airworthiness, Senior IAW and programme. ABOUT YOU * You have the ability to interpret and set strategy, vision and navigate the Engineering community and the cross programme business environment. You can translate, simplify and pass strategy to the wider design team. * You have the ability to listen, understand and communicate information. * You have proven track record of : * Leading a Design or project team. * Leading complex or multi value projects. * Achieving delivery to Time, Cost and Quality. * Finding creative solutions to complex problems. * Risk management and taking calculated risks. * You foster innovation and free thinking. You have a creative and strategic mind set. * You have a strong interest in developing your own leadership capabilities and developing the team to match the needs of a changing Airbus world. * You are able to make or influence decisions in a complex network of stakeholders and customers enabling right first time delivery, achieving all the planned and agreed milestones. * You are decisive, making courageous decisions based on calculated risks, execute task ownership and take accountability for task implementation. * You desire to work in an open and trusting environment. * You will integrate with and influence technical experts and specialists to achieve optimum technical and business solutions. * You will have a strong track record of maturing new technologies, implementing Design to cost projects, and initiating strategic technology projects. * Knowledge and experience of design toolsets i.e. CATIA V5, enovia, and PLM tools. * Design Signatory is essential. Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solution* s. * HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly. * LI-CG1 * * SP_TRA * This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth. Company: Airbus Operations Limited *Employment Type:* Permanent *Experience Level:* Professional *Job Family:* Structure Design & Integration By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com . At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.