At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in developing innovative aerospace actuation technologies and solutions.
- Company: Join Collins Aerospace, a leader in advanced aerospace and defence solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous leave, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with opportunities for international travel.
- Why this job: Shape the future of aerospace technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering and experience in aerospace or electro-mechanical systems required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Collins Aerospace is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the aerospace and defence industry. This is an exciting new role within Collins and a unique opportunity to be part of the ASG electric thrust reverser actuation centre of excellence, leading a team of technical innovators in the development of new technologies to position the business for success on the next generation of aerospace nacelle electric actuation. The position will be located within a new bespoke facility in Wolverhampton.
Reporting to the ASG-UK Site Lead – Chief Engineer you will be the technical focal point for the project across the full product lifecycle, from concept development and architecture definition through design, verification, certification, industrialisation and in-service support. This is an exciting opportunity to shape future electric actuation system technologies and deliver robust, reliable and certifiable solutions for demanding aerospace applications.
What You Will Do
- Provide technical leadership to a multifunctional product development team, driving innovation of new technology and maturing robust product designs to certification for aerospace electric actuation applications.
- Work within a team of engineers contributing to the development of aerospace actuation systems.
- Provide technical input and engineering expertise across assigned work packages.
- Support system design activities throughout the full product lifecycle, from requirements through to qualification and production support.
- Contribute to system trade studies and technical assessments.
- Support engineering planning activities in collaboration with project and engineering leads.
- Contribute to design reviews and technical discussions with internal stakeholders.
- Support the development of robust and innovative engineering solutions.
- Work with subject matter experts to support engineering integrity and compliance with design processes.
- Support technical investigations and contribute to root cause analysis activities.
- Assist in the capture of lessons learned and continuous improvement activities.
- Support customer and supplier technical discussions where required.
- Contribute to the development of engineering tools, methods, and future capability.
- Support the preparation of technical documentation and engineering outputs.
- Share knowledge and support the development of junior engineers within the team.
The role will be based in a new Collins Aerospace facility in Wolverhampton, UK, with 20% international travel.
What You Must Have
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification (Mechanical or related discipline preferred).
- Experience in aerospace or electro-mechanical system design and development.
- Understanding of aerospace actuation systems or similar complex mechanical systems.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience supporting technical investigations and engineering issue resolution.
- Ability to produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively.
- Good understanding of engineering principles and design processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a structured engineering environment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering quality.
- Experience working on aerospace development or certification programmes.
- Knowledge of electro-mechanical actuation systems.
- Familiarity with engineering analysis tools and methods (e.g. CAD/FEA tools such as CATIA or ANSYS).
- Understanding of aerospace development standards (e.g. ARP4754, DO-178, DO-254).
- Experience supporting design reviews and engineering verification activities.
What We Offer
People are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include:
- Competitive salary and package.
- 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays plus the option to buy/sell up to 5 days per year.
- Generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%.
- Private Medical Insurance.
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