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Senior Design Engineer

Location : Bristol, United Kingdom

Job Family : Engineering

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Jun 19, 2024

Job ID : 49879

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Role Summary

Here at Parker Meggitt, we’re looking for an established Senior Design Engineer that possess a sound understanding of thermal systems design and integration, coupled to application and manufacturing process specific knowledge. Uniquely, this role will support research and technology developments to enable the entry into aerospace service of lightweight, additively manufactured components. The intent will be to train the successful candidate in the state of the art design and analysis workflows developed by HiETA Technologies (now part of Parker Aerospace) to produce additively manufactured hardware whilst combining these with the application specific knowledge associated with Parker’s existing product lines.

Parker Meggitt joined the Parker Aerospace Group in September 2022 following the successful acquisition of Meggitt PLC a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Parker Meggitt employs more than 9,000 people at over 37 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

We develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient, and increasingly sustainable flight, for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

Core Responsibilities

• Applying Systems Engineering principles to map product & technology requirements and develop design solutions

• Using CAE tools to assess product performance (incl. heat transfer, integrity & manufacturability)

• Applying CAD and advanced geometric modelling techniques to create design definition

• Calculating and specifying allowable levels of variability (tolerances) in design

• Specifying, conducting and/or supervising part validation process

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• Proven experience in calculating specifying, conducting and/or supervising part validation processes

• Proven experience in applying CAD and advanced geometric modelling techniques to create design definition

• Extensive Knowledge of systems Engineering principles

• Experience in the use of CAE tools to assess product performance

• Ability to gather data, to compile information, and prepare reports

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Well-organised, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task

• Ability to work independently and prioritise duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines

  Desirable

• Master’s Degree in relevant field

• Ability to integrate a variety of considerations into robust design solutions

• Some knowledge of Six Sigma and Robust Design techniques

• Understanding of the physics of heat transfer

• Basic understanding of mechanics of materials, ideally with knowledge of unique requirements of the AM process

• Some appreciation of the role of analytical techniques associated with thermal systems design – hand calculations, prelim design (1D) methods, CFD/FEA

• Ability to communicate design intent via. 3D CAD and 2D Drawings

• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing techniques

• Ideally, an appreciation of the physics of the AM process and how varying process parameters interact

  What We Offer

  Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• Competitive salary

• Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution

• Income protection scheme

• Life Assurance x3 basic salary

• Share buying scheme

• Work from home 1 day a week

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing

• Funded membership of a professional body

• Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress

• Free on-site car parking

• Employee Referral Scheme

• An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food

• Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services