Lead Engineer

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Location: Buckinghamshire, Buckingham
Job type: Contract
Aircraft type:
Contact: Ellen Swain
Sector: Aircraft
Job Role:

Lead Engineer required

Location: Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. LU7 9GT

Immediate start (pending clearance processes tbc) - Minimum 6 months

Applicants must hold a UK passport. IF you do not hold a UK passport, you must reside in the UK and hold the required documentation to enable you to work in the UK.


Role Overview:

Job Summary:

This role leads an engineering development project, responsible for technical and process compliance, recurring and non-recurring costs, adherence to agreed program and project milestones throughout the project life cycle.
·Leading a multidisciplinary team of >10 (complex projects) or <10 (simpler projects) engineers (internal or subcontractors) across engineering disciplines as appropriate to the program to deliver customer expectations.
·Example of projects: Product development project, System design and verification work package.
·Responsible for the technical definition of the System / Product :
·Ensure that the product is safe and fit for purpose.
·Ensure that the product design maturity is in line with TRL process.
·Ensure that all technical choices are supported by appropriate group (experts, peers, audit team, …)
·Ensure that the Product Life cycle documentation is produced and meets the process requirements
·Project Management and reporting
·Organise and lead the project in collaboration with Technical Project Manager or Programme Management
·Provide accurate estimation of engineering tasks
·Manage risk
·Identify resourcing requirements and maintain the project plan in line with assigned resources
·Ensure project deliverables are delivered to the agreed timescale
·Management of project spend >£3m (large) or <£3m (small) in accordance with budget
·Management of sub-contracted work
·Manage definition of Statements Of Work (SoWs) for sub-contract work
·Ability to work well under pressure
·Excellent customer facing skills
·An understanding of product design and development costs (Non-Recurring Costs)
·Must be able to Lead people both onsite and offsite (in an international setting)
·Competent with IT software tools - MS Office etc
·Comfortable with presenting to internal/external stakeholders
·Able to coach junior team members
·Must be organised and have excellent time & project management skills
·Must be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative


Desired Skills:

·An understanding of Airworthiness requirements & Certification process
·Familiar with relevant engineering Software Tools
·Experience of working with Engineering service suppliers, e.g. defining Statements of Work and approving deliverables.
Key relationships
·Relationship with the internal / external Customers
·Relationship with all onsite / offsite Engineering Departmental Managers
·Relationship with Programme Manager/s & Technical Project Manager (TPM)
·Relationship with Product Line Leaders, Product Architects, Specialists & Peers
·Relationships with Business Development, Operations, Supply chain, Quality and Airworthiness & Technical audit
Decision Making Authority
·Technical decisions and direction
·Project Planning & risk mitigation to meet schedule and budget targets
·Understanding/application of Airworthiness requirements
·Delegation & supervision of direct/indirect staff within the Project team
·Support the selection of on-boarding candidates


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