Job Description Summary:

A key contributor in the development, qualification and production support of composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment working within Collins engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create detailed CAD models and drawings, some FEA knowledge would be helpful but not essential

• Understand drawings and technical specifications in order to assess and maintain compliance to all requirements and where necessary, liaise with the customer and suppliers to identify technical requirements

• Generate qualification test/analysis strategy for novel structural composite components

• Perform or oversee qualification and development testing using in-house as well as subcontract test facilities and interrogate test results to verify component and material performance

• Author qualification test procedures and reports

• To work closely where necessary with other functions to deliver projects

• Clearly communicate progress of engineering tasks

• Adheres to Collins Cardinal rules and relevant site specific safety requirements

• Take responsibility for the Health and Safety of themselves and that of their colleagues, raising hazards and issues to supervision where appropriate

Job Holder Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

• Highly motivated, with a keen ability to use own initiative

• Able to analyse and solve new engineering problems using first principles

• Willing to take hands-on approach to developing components and testing methods

• Clear open two-way communication skills; able to act as point of contact within the business and with test house suppliers

• Willing to work in both office-based and test-lab based environments

• Fit the dynamic and enthusiastic culture within Collins and flexible with working hours

• It is beneficial (but not essential) that the candidate has knowledge of Polymer Matrix Composite including different types of resins, fibres, manufacturing techniques, and testing methods