At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and manage bids for innovative rocket motor development projects.
- Company: Join Roxel, a leading Anglo-French aerospace company with a collaborative spirit.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on cutting-edge technology.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in aerospace while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering or Chemistry and experience in product development required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Roxel is an Anglo-French Company that designs, develops and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France and it has an annual turnover of about £250M and nearly 1000 staff, with 300 in the UK. We have a requirement for a permanent Product Development Bid Engineer reporting to the Chief Engineer within the Development team.
Day to day the successful candidate will be responsible for scoping and compiling key aspects of new rocket motor development and production programmes to support customer enquiries. Additionally, they will also be responsible for developing and maturing the cross‑functional tools, templates, and systems of working employed by Roxel UK bid teams to deliver bids faster and more robustly than ever before.
Responsibilities
- Creation of Bids for New Engineering Programmes (~50% of role)
- Develop an in-depth understanding of Roxel’s rocket motor development / New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle
- Review, understand, and analyse all requirements related to a customer enquiry
- Attend and contribute to discussions with potential external customers
- Attend and contribute to Customer Requirements Reviews
- Work as part of a multi‑functional bid team to produce a costed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the proposed programme
- Identify opportunities to deliver the proposed programme quicker and at a lower cost whilst still meeting key requirements
- Create Anticipated Compliance Matrices against the customer’s technical requirements
- Create Technical Proposal documentation
- Attend and lead Technical Proposal Reviews
- Attend and contribute to Bid Reviews
Develop Roxel UK’s Bid Compilation Process and Product Development Process (~50% of role)
- Develop an awareness of other NPI models used across the aerospace and defence industries
- Identify opportunities and ways of working to reduce the time and costs of NPI programmes at Roxel UK
- Work cross‑functionally to produce tools and templates to help bid teams create costed programmes quicker, cheaper, and more robustly
- Update Roxel’s QMS processes associated with bid compilation to improve clarity on roles / responsibilities (using a RACI structure) and the use of tools / templates / historic data
Educational Qualifications
- A formal qualification (degree or equivalent) in an Engineering or Chemistry related field
Experience
- Experience working in an engineering product development role
- Experience of scoping, compiling, and costing proposed engineering development programmes to meet customer requirements
- IT literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office tools (Power Point, Excel, Word, etc)
- Knowledge of document/report writing
- An ability to assimilate and evaluate technical information from a wide range of disciplines
- An ability to present complex information clearly and logically to specialist and non‑specialist engineers
- Desirable experience: interest in business and commercial awareness
- Knowledge of trials/assessment testing (e.g. structural testing, vibration, etc)
Person Specification
- Demonstrate behaviours that align with Roxel’s values of ‘Commitment’, ‘Innovation’, ‘Trust’ and ‘Teamwork’
- Communicate and work effectively with other disciplines
- Be able to communicate and work well with the customer to meet their requirements
- Organisational skills, able to manage own time and prioritise tasks
Security Clearance
Obtaining a Security Clearance is a requirement of employment at Roxel UK.
Product Development Bid Engineer employer: Roxel
Roxel is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where engineers are empowered to contribute to cutting-edge projects in the aerospace sector. Located in the UK, employees benefit from comprehensive professional development opportunities, competitive remuneration, and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in rocket motor development.
