Design Concession Approver

The world’s leading Aircraft manufacturer has exciting new job opportunities to join its Wing Plant Engineering Team based in Filton, UK. The Filton Plant provides the Wings for the A400M aircraft and supports the manufacture of the A350 gear beam.

About Plant Engineering
Within the Wing Plant Engineering Team (PET) we are looking to appoint a Lead Design Engineer who will be supporting the Wing Component Delivery Teams (CDTs).
The PETs primary function is to provide Engineering support to the Filton and Broughton Plants and its Supply Chain, enabling Wings to be delivered to the Final Assembly Lines. We identify improvements, undertake investigations and provide technical solutions via Structural & Systems modifications for Design For Cost, Rate and Quality improvements.

The successful applicant will be part of a team who deliver high quality Design solutions by working with Manufacturing Engineering to meet the needs of our Industrial System and maintain the highest levels of product integrity.

About the Role
The role will provide an excellent opportunity for a committed person to further develop both their technical and leadership skills in a positive and supportive team environment. You will have a great opportunity for personal growth, alongside developing a network of contacts across the Wing Engineering community, the Plant Production team and its support functions. This role provides support to the Plant Engineering team and Broughton Plant.

Tangible Deliverables
You will be responsible for leading design investigations and formulating technical solutions for Manufacturing Non-Conformances and Design Investigations ensuring that all Design, Airworthiness and safety requirements are met. Where appropriate you will also liaise with other functions to ensure a fully integrated design solution.

You will operate as a lead design engineer and must hold (or have held) design approval signatory in particular for manufacturing non-conformances (T200). You will also act as a focal point in leading and providing guidance on technical issues and governance, and will support technical mentoring for engineering team members.

A high level of energy is required to drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other improvements, where applicable ensuring a robust lessons learnt and feedback process is maintained.

Reporting will be required on critical technical issues through functional managers where applicable, and directly into delivery managers to ensure robust management of issues. Development of stakeholder relationships in the wider network to engineering is also required.

Required Competencies & Abilities
? Motivated and self-driven with the ability to work autonomously when required, whilst being a strong team player.
? Deliver reliably on time, cost and quality whilst embracing change and challenge when appropriate.
? Anticipation mindset, able to identify risks/opportunities and manage them appropriately
? Understand and synthesise multiple complex activities, simplify and communicate them clearly, on a timely basis, to all stakeholders as needed.
? Work in an open and trusting environment.
? Understand, nurture and demonstrate resilience.
? Currently holds Concession Design Approval (T200) or held it in the past
? A400M or A350 experience highly desirable