Design Authority

Expleo is a leading Global Engineering Services Provider with UK presence in 10 locations. We are seeking an Embedded Design Authority Engineer.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team on projects spanning from concept design, demonstration, development, qualification, and production, through to customer in-service support.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to advanced defence technology, supporting the security of the UK and its allies.

Ideal candidates will be collaborative, self-motivated, detail-focused, and methodical in their approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Promote zero harm objective by operating in accordance with any Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors and pro-actively promote and support SWIM.
• Manage design evolution to meet customer requirements.
• Responsible for clearance of detail production drawings, ensuring conformance to BS8888 and manufacturability.
• Lead and complete DFMEA’s.
• Approve production processes and tooling.
• Demonstrate compliance with customer requirements.
• Specify and review structural, thermal and ballistic analyses.
• Review key suppliers' methods of manufacture and control procedures.
• Specify, monitor and report rocket motor trials.
• Lead trials readiness reviews.
• Adhere to internal EN9100 processes, particularly the RD2 process, understand and share Technology Readiness Levels and Class of Difficulty Assessments.
• Produce and deliver formal technical presentations to the customer.
• Produce product technical specifications and detailed technical reports.
• Ensure appropriate validation testing is carried out prior to formal qualifications.
• Lead formal design reviews (PDR, DDR, CDR etc) at the relevant design phases and ensure actions are taken and completed on time.
• Responsible for producing a Certificate of Design for the rocket motor and associated documentation; Qualification reports, Compliance Matrix, Safety Case etc.
• Customer technical interface lead on all technical matters with the missile prime contractor (e. g. MBDA, Thales, SAAB) and the end user (e. g. Mo D, DGA)
• Lead technical investigations.
• Liaison at all levels within the business, manufacturers and suppliers.
• Arrange/manage specific trials such as structural testing, rocket motor firings, laboratory scale testing (quantitative testing of materials, etc)
• Dis-assembly/assessment of fired rocket motor hardware.
• Perform any other duties necessary, as requested to by the business to carry out job function.
• These responsibilities require close liaison and understanding with Roxel specialists in CAD design, stress analysis, thermal analysis, ballistic analysis, solid propellants, materials, trials, production engineering and project management.

Qualifications

• A formal qualification (minimum HND or equivalent) in mechanical, aeronautical, physics or related engineering discipline.
• Alternatively, a fully time-served engineer supported by recognised apprenticeship and / or equivalent demonstratable experience in a related discipline.

Professional membership / Chartered Engineer (CEng) of a relevant institute e. g., Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society, Institute of Explosive Engineers etc.

Essential Skills

• Sound understanding of engineering (mathematics, stressing, materials (metals and polymers) and manufacturing techniques.
• Interest and aptitude in both the theory and practical aspects of engineering and in particular rocket motor design.
• Ability to assimilate and evaluate technical information from a wide range of disciplines with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to present complex problems clearly and logically to other specialist and non-specialist engineers.
• Excellent document/report writing skills.
• Trials/assessment testing experience (e. g. structural testing, vibration, etc)
• Computer literate with sound knowledge of MS Office Word / Excel / Power Point etc.
• Good understanding of DFMEA, 'Design to Cost' and 'Design for Manufacture' principles.
• Demonstrate behaviours that align with Roxel's values of 'Commitment', 'Innovation', 'Trust' and 'Teamwork'.
• Proven ability to manage projects through the entire engineering development lifecycle.
• Motivated and driven to deliver results according to defined timescales and expected standards.
• Strong communicator with the ability to build relationships with the customer and other internal technical specialists.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and work ethic.
• Able to manage own time and prioritise tasks.

Experience

• Experience in an engineering team environment developing products to meet customer requirements.
• Experience working with safety-critical products and knowledge of regulatory standards requirements e. g. DEF STAN 07-085.
• Good experience of Project Management and familiarity with P6 Primavera.
• Experience of bids and commercial management in Defence, Automotive or Manufacturing Engineering environment.
• Experience of managing within a EN9100 or Quality Management System culture.
• IT literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office tools (Power Point, Excel, Word, etc)
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• Ability to gain SC level of clearance
• The role is eligible for ad-hoc hybrid working after a successful period of probation.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers 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
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