HS Marston is seeking an experienced Lead Design Engineer to join their team in Wolverhampton.

Reporting to the Design Team Leader, the Lead Design Engineer will demonstrate expertise in complex product design solutions and the design definition process. The Lead Design Engineer will integrate efforts between engineering disciplines, to ensure that the team meets Customer and Stakeholders’ requirements (safety, functional specifications, quality, cost, schedule).

This is a hybrid role with most of the team working 3 days on site / 2 days from home. There is also an early finish on Fridays.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the detail design and definition on NPI, Legacy and Development projects.

• Responsible for the delivery of engineering milestones across projects and components.

• Provide technical leadership to the team

• Assist with mentoring, coaching, and training the team

• Assist with developing design tools and processes

• Lead design reviews

• Supervise, check, and validate design activities and deliverables through the product life cycle

• Promote a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Responsible for defining and applying the adequate processes and methods for product design, and ensuring process compliance within the team, including:

  • Requirements management

  • Change management

  • Design optimization

  • DFMEA

  • Expertise in CAD tools (NX), PLM (Teamcenter)

  • Robust Design, Tolerance Design, Design for Six Sigma

  • Design for manufacturing

  • Design validation

  • Model Based Definition

  • Knowledge management (lessons learnt, design guides)

  • Lead the development of the advanced cooling technologies

Requirements:

• Education – HND or Higher or relevant experience

• Experience – Demonstrated expertise in delivering complex design solutions and leading design teams, preferably in the Aerospace industry and preferably with heat exchanger experience.

• Demonstrated technical leadership in previous roles

• Expertise in the design and definition process of complex products through the product life cycle

• Expertise in CAD tools (ideally NX) and PLM (Teamcenter)

• Preferably experienced in heat exchangers, Ozone convertors and fluid management systems

• Preferably experience in additive manufacturing design would be advantageous

• Excellent analytical and communication skills at all levels 

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary

• Pension - double matched up to 10%

• Flexible working

• Dental cover

• Critical illness cover

• Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme

• Employee Scholar Program

• Death in service benefit

• Christmas Shutdown

• Discounted benefits

• Hybrid working