Senior Principal Consultant (Contract/Freelance) – Defence Industry
This role offers a base pay range provided by BAE Systems. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will be part of a team producing the physical product definition to satisfy a set of multidisciplinary system functional requirements, taking account of safety, cost, manufacturing, in‑service support and other considerations. Your engineering capabilities will be developed across a range of design skills and product lifecycle stages, working both in a model‑based and 2D drawing engineering environment centred on Catia V5.
Typical Duties
* Working closely with other engineering disciplines and functions, supplier and customer areas, fostering a team‑working and collaborative product development environment.
* Producing and issuing Airframe engineering design data to meet project requirements, in line with design standards, whilst maintaining quality, cost and schedule adherence.
* Verifying design data prior to a formal independent check criteria to ensure compliance with project standards.
* Identifying project technical risks and opportunities, and where appropriate proposing mitigation plans.
* Supporting all aspects of personal and professional development for yourself and, where appropriate, others in your team.
* Evaluating and resolving design queries, and supporting the generation of resulting modifications and changes.
* Supporting the definition and resource planning of design workload delivery.
Knowledge
* Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent ‘near‑neighbour’ disciplines.
* Experience of operating in an airframe design role, or equivalent in one or more phases of the product lifecycle.
* Awareness of product lifecycle requirements and the importance of governance to product integrity.
Skills
* Proficiency in a CAD system, typically CATIA V5 or equivalent toolset, with experience in a PLM system.
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary integrated product development environment, influencing adjacent disciplines.
* Experience of working with external customers, suppliers and partners.
* Experience of managing Design tasks to meet engineering design requirements and programme requirements.
* Experience in leading and guiding other Design staff.
* Experience in holding a design check signature.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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