UK - AERO - MRB Design Engineer

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Aerospace MRB & Buildline Support Engineer to work within our ever-expanding MRB Team at our Expleo offices (3 days) and onsite (2 days) at our customer premises Samlesbury. Both permanent and PSC on a minimum 6 month contract are available. The salary / hourly rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority, etc. The contract is inside of IR35, and the successful candidates will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service to our client and will be expected to be proactive and self-motivated in delivering the targeted outputs to support the product.

If you are passionate about Design engineering via answering concessions leading to repair solutions and you want to be part of a proactive, fast-paced, exciting, customer focused and efficient Design Engineering Team then we want to hear from you.

• Reporting to the Technical Authority for Design & the Programme Delivery Lead for MRB.
• Carry out design analysis on non-conformances produced by manufacturing and quality that highlight defects where a decision needs to be made on rework solutions.
• Processing concessions / NCR’s assessing the effect of the defect on all assembly / sub-assembly interfaces to see the impact to the assembly where the part is to be fitted.
• Ability to identify the most efficient methods for analysis whilst ensuring adherence to relevant airworthiness and customer procedural requirements.
• Liaising with multiple functions / suppliers (e.g. design/stress approvers) to ensure most appropriate design solution is met with consideration to cost, time, performance, and installation requirements.
• The design engineer must have a good understanding of tolerance build up via analysis of all the interfacing assembly tolerances and the impact of the machined detail deviation on the next level of assembly.
• Able to explain and escalate critical issues and ability to mentor others.
• Required to be on-site 2 days per week [Samlesbury].

• Engineering degree, or equivalent, with proven practical Engineering & manufacturing knowledge and experience.

• SAP CAM
• CAD: Catia V5
• DPD
• SPLM TEAMCENTER
• SKYPE / Outlook / MS Office

• Knowledge of military processes and procedures relating to concessions.
• Though not essential, experience on TYPHOON project an advantage.
• Experience of automation of repeatable tasks / processes.
• Experience working on concessions either directly or in the supply chain for a minimum of 3 years, ideally having some level of delegated technical approval.
• Understanding of material properties, production & manufacturing methods, and practices in addition to their effect on aircraft performance.
• Knowledge & experience of change process.
• Knowledge of SAP CAM toolset.
• Working knowledge of CATIA V5 for interrogation and drawing/model modification.
• Knowledge of PLM Teamcenter.
• Understanding of build tolerances and analysis.
• Understanding of M&P requirements.

Due to the nature of the project candidates must have or be eligible for BPSS Security Clearance.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.