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Our globally established and highly recognised Client continues to be the market leader for the design, manufacture and supply of marine raft / life jacket / marine safety equipment used globally within the defence and marine sectors.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the design engineering process for a specialised product set. Your experience will be crucial in product innovation, ensuring products meet safety standards and commercial objectives. This role would require a strong understanding of Aerospace mechanical engineering and involvement helping develop junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Provide design engineering expertise within contract terms or service level agreements wich included planning, coordinating and supervising major contracts
• Identify and implement improvements to existing product designs, develop and deliver product roadmap changes and new product developments
• Manage the knowledge management systems
• Adress emerging design, quality, safety and operational issues
• Oversee a portfolio of change projects, reporting progress to senior operational team

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Mechanical Engineering experience within the aerospace industry
• Experience with system-level integration, FEAs and strong mechanical skills
• Background and knowledge in materials science
• People management and supervisory experience
• BSc/ MSc IN mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Chartered engineer status
• Experience in product safety

This role will be in support of highly specialised and qualified products supplied to a global market. Security Clearances may be required as this company operates in the defence sectors. Therefore, British Nationals/suitable nationalities can only be accepted.

This is a site-based role working within a process driven environment. We are seeking candidates who have a drive and enthusiasm to support the accurate delivery of projects.

This position comes with a competitive salary range as well as comprehensive benefits.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Our globally established and highly recognised Client continues to be the market leader for the design, manufacture and supply of marine raft / life jacket / marine safety equipment used globally within the defence and marine sectors.

Reporting to the industrialisation Lead, you will play a crucial role in introducing new products, such as pilot flight equipment and submarine escape suits, into our production system. From supporting early design concepts with Design for Manufacture workshops to developing processes and overseeing low-rate initial production, you efforts will ensure a seamless transition to full-rate production. You will drive robust and rapid new product introduction by delivering comprehensive manufacturing process documentation and control plans.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure new products and processes are introduced efficiently and controllably
• Ensure designs can be manufactured repeatable and at scale
• Establish and innovate production systems to enhance capabilities
• Introduce best-in-class practises based on Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Lead Manufacturing Readiness Levels to ensure timely production with optimal processes, production lines and tooling
• Develop initial manufacturing documentation including SOPs, process control cards, PFMEAs and control plans

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• University/ post-graduate/Masters Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering
• Extensive experience in introducing new products into operational environments
• Working knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Formal 6 Sigma knowledge and experience
• Experience in the Aerospace industry or a similar highly regulated industry

This role will be in support of highly specialised and qualified products supplied to a global market. Security Clearances may be required as this company operates in the defence sectors. Therefore, British Nationals/suitable nationalities can only be accepted.

This is a site-based role working within a process driven environment. We are seeking candidates who have a drive and enthusiasm to support the accurate delivery of projects.

This position comes with a competitive salary range as well as comprehensive benefits.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.