Electrical Design Engineer

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The post holder will be responsible for working within multi‑disciplined engineering teams to deliver innovative design solutions for new concepts and customisation of existing products for our customers across the globe, ensuring delivery to cost, time, quality and adherence to strict aerospace regulations and suitability for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with 3rd party vendors in support of projects
• Supporting prototyping for new projects considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints
• Creating relevant documentation, such as Test Plans and Reports for electrical testing of seats
• Supporting customer meetings as required
• Providing end‑to‑end support on an electrical basis throughout the lifecycle of projects
• Supporting the Engineering team to achieve key milestone dates and work with internal stakeholders to assist with production, investigating, troubleshooting, and resolution of build and test issues
• Supporting change management through research, concepts, design reviews, trade studies, impact analysis and implementation

Reward

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (linked to company performance)
• 33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years\’ service)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexi time working
• £5,000 employee referral bonus
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme at x4 gross salary
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business – Corporate Member
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Local charity / sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression

Requirements

Essential

• Hold a relevant Degree/Apprenticeship (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or a minimum of 2 years working in an engineering environment
• Previous experience with one of the design software packages such as AutoCad, Pro E, Solidworks, Catia etc
• Proficient with MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with customers, manufacturing, suppliers and production
• Results driven with a can‑do attitude to ensure solutions
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers

Desirable

• Experience of Electrical Design within a design and manufacturing environment
• Previous 3D Harness routing or Pipe routing experience
• Previous experience writing test plans/reports

We reserve the right to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

Thompson Aero Seating is an Equal Opportunities employer.

For further information contact careers@thompsonaero.com

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing