Life Cycle Engineer - Adour

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Life Cycle Engineer to join UK & I Mature Programmes Life Cycle Engineering - Adour. As a Life Cycle Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for providing in-service technical support to the product to ensure their safe, reliable and disruption free operation. You will also influence maturity across the product life cycle to meet customer and business needs.

The role provides technical support to all operators of all marks of the Adour engine globally. This highly challenging and interesting role provides opportunities for ownership of customer operational issues and to act as the customer technical interface. It requires balancing the needs and expectations of the customer with the demands of our business. The successful applicant will work closely with specialist engineering areas such as Stress, Critical Parts Lifing, Safety and Reliability, Performance and Controls gaining an insight into the operation of these disciplines.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.

What you will be doing:

• As the Customer Engineering interface, you will work with Operators, Partners, Airframer, Regulatory Authorities and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul facilities to provide product technical support for the in-service operation.
• Management of known and potential safety issues (Safety Alert Report & Red Top).
• Ensure compliance with requirements specified by regulatory authorities and to adhere to technical and business requirements of internal & external stakeholders.
• Identify, investigate and resolve in-service technical issues (e.g. queries and operational arisings), lead the investigation of operational issues to establish root cause and introduce containment / corrective actions as required.
• Manage any issues that affect the Maturity, Lifecycle Cost, Reliability and Maintainability and maintain Design Intent.
• Prepare and deliver technical communications (e.g. presentation and/or reports) to platform provider, regulators, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and approve the technical content of publications /communications including acceptance limit development.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities by reviewing and maintaining life cycle engineering policies and any associated maintenance planning documentation.
• Influence new product design with in-service experience and develop support strategies across the product lifecycle to suit customer and business requirements.

In addition, you will contribute to developing support strategies around business, product, customer and industrial relationships; co-ordinate packages of work within a budget and represent the company. You will actively participate in a team to achieve deliverables.

Who we are looking for:

• Educated to degree level in a STEM subject and/or have experience in a relevant engineering environment (Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical or Controls). Other qualifications, in combination with relevant experience, may also be considered.
• You will be working towards Chartered/Incorporated status or be a Chartered Engineer/ hold an affiliate/associate membership of a relevant professional body.
• A broad understanding of Gas Turbine physical and functional characteristics is desirable, but training will be provided to develop this.
• Familiarity of the in-service operation environment, including the Adour product and regulatory/compliance requirements would be advantageous.
• Candidates should be highly numerate with strong technical and analytical skills, problem-solving ability and capable of systems level thinking, including personal drive, excellent communication and presentation skills, and will need to contribute effectively in a team environment.
• The role requires personal commitment with opportunities to travel both in the UK and overseas, sometimes at short notice and for extended periods to meet the business needs.
• You will be able to demonstrate a high level of customer focus as well as good business awareness and clear understanding of process improvement principles.
• You will be expected to take the lead in investigations, supporting/leading cross-functional teams (e.g. specialists, suppliers, customers, partners), and specifying/executing packages of work.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be.