Job Title: Design Engineer

Location: Blackwood

Salary: £37 -40K per annum

Hours: Full time. Monday – Friday, days regular with flexible hours

Here at The Recruitment Co, we are recruiting a Design Engineer to work for a company based in Blackwood on a full time, permanent contract.

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Reporting to the engineering manager as a repair engineer,
• you will be required to provide a high level of support to the workshop and design repair schemes under our EASA/ UK CAA 145 and UK CAA Part 21J approval.
• Ideally you will be familiar with aircraft engine nacelles, composites materials, repair design practices and procedures and have a sound understanding of aerospace repair processes.
• You will also be required to liaise with OEM’s providing in-depth reports from time to time.

Required Experience

• Aerospace background with a minimum of degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering
• Proven record of producing solutions to diverse engineering projects
• Ideally have a minimum of 5 years experience within the aerospace industry and a repair design background
• Develop structurally acceptable and cost-effective repair schemes for a wide variety of aerospace components, both metallic and composite. Substantiation of all schemes is necessary to satisfy EASA/ UKCAA requirements
• Draw basic engineering drawings using CATIA
• Carry out damage investigations and compile reports
• Provide full technical support to production teams using sound material and process knowledge
• Liaise with OEM, regulatory bodies and/or vendors on technical issues
• Carry out stress analysis in support of Repair Approval process
• Work well within a team and be able to use own initiative
• Must be able to provide a high standard of both written and oral communication to all levels of the business whether formal or informal.
• Demonstrate high degree of flexibility
• Must be able to work on own initiative and with a minimum of supervision
• Must be able to work to set targets and deadlines, and manage multiple priorities
• Must be computer literate and able to use a wide variety of standard software
• Possess current Drivers Licence and Passport

If you are interested in this role please apply now!

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