Design Manager - Simulation/Modelling

The design department designs new and modified rocket motors and related systems. The department is also responsible for the analysis of rocket motor designs, including: ballistic performance prediction and modelling, propellant charge and hardware stress analysis, and the provision of documentation service.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of design analysts and documentation configuration engineers to deliver the functions and key objectives of the team in line with business plan and requirements.
• Plan and prioritise immediate tasks with the team for immediate and mid-term requirements.
• Manage inputs into the design manual for capturing knowledge management for the engineering department.
• Develop and implement strategy to improve the analysis capability.
• Ensure accurate ballistic and stress analysis.
• Ensure high quality documentation configuration and seek to improve on-time delivery of our deliverables.
• Report progress of tasks, issues and progress on a weekly basis.
• Monitor on-time delivery of tasks, and take corrective action accordingly.
• Manage people strategy including setting objectives, training and development for the team, recruitment, talent management and succession planning.
• Bids and pre-concept phase support/management.
• Lead on future propulsion concept scoping.
• Technical management – project support, investigations, customer engagement etc.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have a formal qualification (HNC, HND or degree) with Physics, applied mathematics or relevant engineering discipline and should have previous proven relevant experience.
• Leadership of technical projects.
• Supervision or management of people.
• Design of aerospace and defence products.
• Environmental trials, e.g. simulated ageing, vibration.
• Structural tests, e.g. launch and flight loads.
• Product modelling software and techniques.
• Customer design and production reviews.
• Engineering drawing and configuration management.
• Aerospace and defence standards.