Senior Design Engineer

Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats and related equipment.

It is the only company that can offer a fully integrated escape system that satisfies the very latest in pilot operational capability and safety standards. Martin-Baker offers a complete 'end-to-end service’, from helping the customer to establish operationalsafety and escape requirements, including design, development and qualification, to on-going support throughout the entire service life of the aircraft.

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Denham site.

The position is responsible for generating design concepts in line with regulatory and customer requirements and in line with the engineering specification, including associated international and military standards as well as MBA requirements. It also requiresthe production of commercially viable product definition information (PDI) including 3D models, detail, and assembly engineering drawings.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

- Supporting the Integrated Project Team in defining all necessary engineering work required to gain final acceptance on new and existing Martin-Baker products.
- Supporting the Team Lead in reading, understanding and translating customer performance-based specifications, related documents, EU directives, associated standards and other legislative requirements into engineering specifications.
- Supporting the Team Lead/Senior Design Engineer in conducting trade studies into potential engineering solutions to determine the best, most commercially sound solution within the given parameters whilst optimising manufacturability using 3D CAD.
- Carrying out all necessary performance and structural calculations via hand calculations and other software tools such as spreadsheets and finite element analysis etc. to support design development.
- Producing top level design layouts from which detailed parts may be developed.
- Calling and chairing design reviews as required.
- Producing and maintaining engineering PDI in accordance with engineering procedures.
- Consulting extensively with associates and others, with a high degree of reliance placed on scientific interpretation and advice.
- Developing and maintaining cost and mass models for products.
- Producing and presenting design review presentations to internal and external customers
- Produce a variety of detailed reports including e.g. CE marking technical files, load and stress reports.
- Checking engineering drawings for functionality and correctness and ensuring drawing complies with Engineering Drawing Best Practice.
- Produce quality 3D models, suitable for downstream consumption by CAM and CMM (Inspection) software.
- Generating a variety of engineering documents including reports, e.g. Mass Reports, Costed BOMs, DFMEAs etc.
- Supporting trial installations and take part in 'voice of the customer’ visits.
- Conducting clearance and interchangeability analysis as required.
- Preparing retrofit and modifications designs.
- Producing, modifying, updating and up-revising engineering PDI in accordance with Martin-Baker engineering change procedures.
- Identifying opportunities for continual improvement in MBA products and processes.
- To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required / instructed in order to maintain and / or improve the efficiency, quality and service provided by the Engineering Department.
- To undertake business travel abroad or within the UK as and when required.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

- 1st / 2.1 Mechanical Engineering Degree Accredited by IMechE or Aerospace Engineering Degree or equivalent
- Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, the Royal Aeronautical Society or the Institute of Engineering and Technology

SPECIFIC / TECHNICAL SKILL
- An extensive expertise in design software including 3D CAD modelling
- Generate competent Technical Evaluations, Design Trade Studies & Investigations
- Knowledge of finite element techniques using software
- Hand calculations to support, validate FE analysis
- GD&T to ASME Y14.5 and associated standards
- Significant expertise in design for assembly and manufacture
- Intermediate Excel, Word and PowerPoint capability
- Product lifecycle/configuration management software

Person Specification:

- Attention to Detail - thorough, accurate and concern for all the areas involved.
- Drive to achieve results - sets own standards, checks own work, and demonstrates a positive approach
- Judgement and decision making - evaluates key decision making criteria
- Planning and organising - organises work of self and others
- Analysis and problem solving - sees basic relationships and reacts positively
- Working collaboratively - actively contributes to achieve organisational objectives
- Professional/Technical Expertise - uses technical and professional knowledge, skills and judgment effectively.
- Initiative - acts on various methods and strategies for solving problems and meeting objectives before being asked or required to do so.
- Innovation - uses original thought to propose a meaningful innovative change.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Performs activity in some complex and non-routine contexts would be beneficial
- Significant responsibility and autonomy would be an advantage
- Overseas and develops others would be beneficial