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Job Title: Digital Engineering Lead- Fluid Systems
Salary: £52,000- £60,000 per annum dependent upon experience
Location: Brough/ Warton/ Samlesbury/ Preston (hybrid)
We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Digital Engineering Lead- Fluid Systems. The role can be based in Brough, Warton, Samlesbury, Preston or Nationwide with travel to the Northern region and offers the opportunity for hybrid working and flexible working hours. Individual circumstances can be discussed.
They work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.
You will be joining the FCAS Digital Engineering Team who are paving the way for breakthroughs in new product development, operational performance, support and maintenance. By exploiting the latest digital technologies, data and the new engineering thinking to create better, faster and more cost-effective outputs they are providing the foundation to deliver the Global Combat Air Programme across the UK, Japan and Italy. They are rethinking the way that aircraft are developed and supported, streamlining their processes and bringing together people, technology and data to reduce cost and product development lead time.
Main Responsibilities:
- Creating a target state vision for your capability area based on the latest engineering best practice which supports the overall GCAP Programme objectives and Digital Engineering Vision
- Innovating and delivering the engineering processes, technology, people and culture required by your capability area to develop the GCAP product
- Co-designing and delivering the product development solution (processes, methods, tools, technology, people, data) alongside software vendor partners, internal engineering function and project stakeholders and other product owners
- Leading business change, including communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, building coalitions and creating urgency
- Building and leading a multi-disciplinary team to develop and deliver the solutions required by the GCAP Programme
- Liaising with international and UK partners to discuss, agree and deploy a solution works across the whole GCAP enterprise
Benefits:
- Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
- Flexible start and finish times
- 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
- Shared Incentive Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
- Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary
About You:
Essential:
- Ability to analyse information and apply engineering judgement to solve problems
- Be comfortable working with ambiguity, challenging established thinking, innovating, creating new ways of working and leading change
- Proven experience in an Engineering Discipline role
- Professional Qualification: Relevant Engineering/STEM degree (BEng or Higher)
Desirable:
- Professional registration
- Experience of different stages of the Product Lifecycle - Concept Design through to Integration and Test
- Development of processes, methods and toolsets used in the product development process and Knowledge of Flowmaster (Siemens), & Team Centre Unified
- Proven experience in an Engineering Discipline role
You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years
About Aeropeople:
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Aeropeople’s expertise and experience is entrenched in the aerospace, aviation, engineering, motorsport, automotive, and defence industries. We have the insight and know-how at both a local and international level to help bring people and businesses together, saving time and energy. Our capability is validated through our Engineering Services division encompassing Aircraft Line Maintenance services and Continuing Airworthiness Maintenance Organisation (CAMO), combined with our Aviation Training division offering technical training aircraft courses.
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