Design Development Engineer required for fast growing progressive and successful international Aerospace Manufacturer.

Job Title: Design Development Engineer (Permanent)

Location: Cheltenham (hybrid working available) & occasional project works at other UK based sites

Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum plus benefits

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday days, early finish Friday

This is a wide-ranging role within multiple project teams, and a critical role in serving the international customer base in design, development, industrialisation of current and new fluidic control solutions for a wide variety of space-based propulsion applications.

Skills & Attributes

• Degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering to at least 2:1 standard.
• Minimum 5 year’s post qualification work experience in the space/ aerospace industry
• Proven experience with CAD for generating 3d models. Detail drafting for manufacture would be advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to perform structural analysis using FE software for static and dynamic analysis to justify designs against launch vibration and fluid pressure requirements would be advantageous.
• Experience with test rig design, instrumentation and data acquisition systems for fluid systems with ability to write detailed operating procedures. LabView experience would be advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively with various customers, suppliers, etc.
• Proven knowledge of the design, manufacture and test of aerospace or space products.
• Good familiarity with valve, mechanism or propulsion designs.
• Familiar with design, sizing/calculation methods and material selection.
• Familiar with mechanical hardware and test equipment, and clean room practices.
• Strong problem-solving abilities – including root cause analysis.
• Capable of setting and achieving objectives and adhering to deadlines and budget. 
• Strong working knowledge of safe working practice (including for high pressure gas systems).

Duties

• Design of fluid system components such as electro-mechanical valves and/or mechanisms.
• Full participation in customer programmes as designated development engineer.

• Procedures for assembly and test of development and qualification hardware

• Generation of technical documentation to company and customer Quality standards.
• Provide input in engineering design in line with Quality standard AS9100 and ISO9001.
• Generate design and compliance documents using CAD, finite element and/or data acquisition packages (i.e.: Pro Engineer, Ansys, LabView).
• Work to support the company’s commitment to safe working – on both site-based activity and design principles.
• Support as required with other related engineering activity including propulsion systems and chemical rocket engine developments.

Interested?  Please forward your CV as soon as possible.

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