Design Authority Lead

1 month ago

Newport, United Kingdom Brush Group Full time

Job Introduction

In addition, the Design Authority Lead will manage the product approval processes and assist the department manager to formulate department strategy and processes.

Main Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for the relevant Switchgear product portfolios.
- Analyse product development requirements and provide technical and functional recommendations and product specifications
- Provide support for the development of new and innovative systems, technologies and solutions
- Horizon scanning for opportunities and risks associated with the relevant product portfolio, feeding back project proposals and updating the risk register
- Overseeing new intellectual property opportunities, such as patents and registered designs
- Representing the company on standards committees and industry associations, as required
- Manage the compliance of relevant product portfolio in line with national and international standards and legislation
- Manage the product approval processes (e.g. ENA) and support audit activities as required
- Undertake lifecycle analysis and embodied carbon footprint calculations for the relevant product portfolio
- Review and approve of changes to products
- Evaluate existing product design and development processes and recommend improvements
- Lead or assist with quality investigations using tools such as Six Sigma DMAIC
- Prepare technical reports, operation and maintenance manuals and related documentation
- Develop verification, validation plans and test protocols and witness type tests
- Authorise technical reports, and other documentation, ensuring document control procedures are adhered to at all times
- Advise manufacturing with continuous improvement implementation
- Coach, train and mentor other staff across the business in all technical areas

Person Specification

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified to Degree level in a relevant Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Discipline
- Ideally a Chartered Engineer and member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. IMechE, IET)

**Skills & Experience**:
**Skills**
- Ability to work on your own initiative creating project plans, milestones and delivering on time in full
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adopt a disciplined and enthusiastic approach to tasks
- Sound influencing and negotiating skills
- Detail oriented with a strong approach to problem solving
- Ability to present data effectively

**Knowledge**
- Good IT skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
- Knowledge of quality management systems including ISO 9001 - internal audit qualifications would be an advantage
- Working knowledge of business systems
- Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) would be an advantage
- Understanding of ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 - health, safety and environmental qualifications would be an advantage
- Understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering drawings and manufacturing processes
- Detailed knowledge of relevant switchgear industry standards (e.g. IEC and IEEE)
- Strong commitment to continuous professional development with a willingness to assist others in their own development

**Experience**
- Relevant experience of working withing the switchgear industry
- Commercial experience or appreciation of commercial aspects in a business context
- BRUSH Switchgear product knowledge advantageous
- Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers

About Us
At BRUSH we support the global drive to Net Zero with innovative, engineered solutions that address grid resilience and systems challenges, facilitate electrification of transport and heat and maximise resource efficiency.

Our sustainable solutions are engineered to perform, built to last and supported for life dedicated to secure peak performance and maximise asset life. Our people engineer and support a comprehensive range of transformers and switchgear, providing innovative solutions that meet the needs of today’s changing energy landscape.

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