Senior Mechanical Engineer

Join our client’s dynamic team as a Senior Mechanical Engineer where you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge wheel and brake equipment that meets rigorous customer, government, and internal standards. This role offers the opportunity to lead innovative projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive excellence in aerospace engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and validate new wheel and brake equipment through performance calculations and simulations to ensure compliance with design requirements.
• Lead or support wheel and brake projects, managing all phases from requirements definition to certification testing and initial service entry.
• Create, review, and approve technical requirement documents aligned with government, company, and customer standards.
• Ensure program targets are met, including technical performance, cost, and schedule, while coordinating with other engineering functions.
• Track key metrics such as non-recurring costs, design-to-cost, reliability, and weight throughout the development process.
• Collaborate with stress, thermal, vibration, and reliability engineers to ensure designs meet required margins.
• Work with Supply Chain and Operations to optimize designs for manufacturability while meeting cost targets.
• Support Test Engineers in developing qualification test plans and verifying compliance with requirements.
• Maintain parts lists, review drawings for compliance with standards, and ensure timely release.
• Coordinate internal and external design reviews with Product Line Experts, Subject Matter Experts, and customers.
• Lead or support Root Cause & Corrective Action efforts for qualification, design, and manufacturing challenges.
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives within the Wheel & Brake Centre of Excellence.
• Approve engineering drawings for components, sub-assemblies, and interface controls.

Key Experience:

• Degree Educated in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering.
• Expertise in Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), and knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Strong project management skills with experience in cost and schedule tracking.
• Proficiency in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Risk Analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of delivering presentations to customers and leading daily discussions with engineers, designers, and technicians.
• Aerospace experience preferred; wheel and brake experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems is desirable.
• Continuous Improvement training is a bonus.

Benefits:

• Pension plan with up to 10% employer matching contributions.
• Income protection and life assurance (3x basic salary).
• Share purchase program.
• Early finish on Fridays.
• Flexi Hours.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program for health and well-being support.
• Funding for professional body membership.
• Structured career development opportunities.
• Free on-site parking.
• Subsidized on-site restaurant and coffee shop.
• Employee discounts on a wide range of products and services.
• Employee referral program.

For more information on this role, please contact Ben Dawson on 01453 829522 or send a copy of your CV to ben.dawson@omegaresource.co.uk.

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