Design Manager (Gas Turbine)
hace 2 días
Derby
K&K Talents is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in United Kingdom who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams. Role: Design Engineering Manager-Gas Turbine Location: Derby/Bristol (Onsite) Employment type: Full Time Employment/ Permanent Key Responsibilities • You will be responsible for managing and leading the delivery of design and integration activities for aero engine components and assemblies. This includes applying principles of product safety, robust design, systems engineering, DFX and producibility while guiding the team through gated technical reviews and securing technical buy-offs. You will work closely with integrated project teams, customers, designers, manufacturing teams and supporting functions to ensure that physical and functional design solutions achieve desired product requirements and attributes such as life, cost, weight, serviceability, safety and manufacturability. As a manager, you will also be accountable for planning, prioritising, monitoring and improving delivery performance, while developing team capability and ensuring adherence to customer operating procedures, engineering standards and best practices. Experience in modelling, drafting and Model Based Definition across complex core turbomachinery components and sub-assemblies such as compressors, combustion systems, rotative discs, casings, structures, turbine statics and shafts may be advantageous., • Lead, coach and develop a team of mechanical design engineers by setting clear objectives, reviewing progress, providing technical guidance and enabling capability development aligned to project and business needs., • Own delivery governance for assigned work packages, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, issue escalation, stakeholder communication and performance tracking against quality, cost and schedule commitments., • Drive collaboration across design, analysis, manufacturing, product safety, supply chain and customer teams to resolve technical dependencies and ensure integrated product maturity., • You may need to Integrate physical design solution at module level and / or with the owners of nonphysical data functional such as Air Systems, Oil Systems, aerothermal, Performance, etc., • On need basis, address the arisings from the fleet and perform route cause investigation to help improve the safety, Reliability and Availability; Also assess impact on the component assemblies based on changes to the understanding of the engine operating conditions., • Knowledge of gas turbine components or an understanding of material, thermal, mechanical, and dynamic issues associated with the core turbomachinery components / modules (such as Compressor, combustion, Rotative discs, casings, structures, Turbine Statics, shafts etc.) may be advantageous., • Prior Experience of working in the gas Turbine Product, Aviation industry or within the APQP/PPAP framework (Aerospace Standard AS9145) may be advantageous., • Deliver Geometrical definitions for engineered product- This may need you to create 3D models, Digital Assemblies, General Arrangements drawings, sections, Models for stress analysis, etc., • Deliver the manufacturing Instructions whilst complying to the customer operating procedures and best practices. This may be done via traditional drawings or Model Based Definitions, • Interact with Designers, Manufacturing to deliver the FM objectives including producibility., • Achieve Right First Time and On Time Delivery targets for planned deliverables by establishing strong review mechanisms, tracking KPIs, driving corrective actions and promoting continual knowledge management, process compliance and engineering excellence., • GD&T ASME Y14.5 and Understanding of Mass Properties Required • Should have at least 10+ years of working experience on Turbomachinery components like Gas Turbine for Power and/or Aviation industry., • Experience with CAD and PLM packages (i.e. Siemens UG NX, Teamcenter), • Demonstrated experience in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, managing team performance, driving KPI-based delivery and building a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement., • Ability to manage stakeholders, communicate priorities clearly, handle escalations effectively and make balanced decisions across technical, delivery and people dimensions., • Strong and effective oral and written communication skills Note: Applicants for employment in United Kingdom should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.