Senior Design and Development Lead

1 month ago


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Mirus Aircraft Seating Limited Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Design and Development Engineer to join our team at Mirus Aircraft Seating Limited. As a key member of our engineering department, you will play a crucial role in delivering innovative solutions for our aircraft seating products.

About the Role

This exciting opportunity involves leading the design and development of key modules of our seat systems, ensuring they meet comfort, reliability, performance, aesthetic, cost, and weight targets. You will work closely with suppliers to develop designs that consider supplier capability and piece cost, as well as identifying opportunities for technical or commercial advantage.

You will be responsible for producing high-quality 3D and 2D design definitions using Solidworks and PDM, along with supporting documentation. Additionally, you will support the engineering management team in identifying and implementing improvements to engineering processes, systems, and tools to maximize efficiency, quality, and agility.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and development of key modules of our seat systems, achieving comfort, reliability, performance, aesthetic, cost, and weight targets.
  • Work closely with suppliers to develop designs that consider supplier capability and piece cost.
  • Identify opportunities for technical or commercial advantage.
  • Produce high-quality 3D and 2D design definitions using Solidworks and PDM.
  • Support the engineering management team in identifying and implementing improvements to engineering processes, systems, and tools.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

  • A mechanical engineering degree (or equivalent).
  • Proficient user of CAD and PDM systems with experience of best practice modeling and drawing techniques including G, D&T.
  • Experience of developing products in an aircraft seating environment.
  • Experience of working on structural mechanical product development programs in a design, manufacturing, and test environment.
Desirable Skills

It would be beneficial if you have experience in the latest manufacturing techniques such as injection moldings, vacuum forming, castings, forgings, extrusions, and machining from solid.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary of approximately £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits including enhanced pension contributions, 25 days holiday, Christmas shutdown, refer-a-friend scheme, long service award, agile working, early finish on Fridays, training and development opportunities, and more.



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