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Engineer - Product Design Engineer

Employer
GE Aviation
Location
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
6 May 2019

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Aerospace
Job Type
Permanent
Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Business:
    GE Aviation
Function:
    Engineering/Technology
Role Summary/Purpose:
    This is an exciting role encompassing all engineering disciplines with exposure to various electronic systems, products and technologies. The Product Design Engineer will provide through-life expertise & support for aviation electronic products and components. You will act as the product focal for improvements, obsolescence resolution & design changes. responsible for the resolution of engineering process and test issues whilst maximizing production yield to satisfy the needs of our customers.
Essential Responsibilities:
    In this role you will be responsible for maintaining design configuration, verifying and qualifying obsolescence parts. Working across the matrix you will support cost out initiatives, lead product return investigations and maintain product performance and yield using failure reporting and corrective action system, to constantly monitor and drive up performance of in service and production systems. Key Activities:
  • Lead investigations into technical issues resulting from production and field failures
  • Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action through the use of established problem solving tools (e.g. 8D, Apollo, Fault Tree Analysis)
  • Technical support to the sourcing department for all component and supplier queries
  • Technical support to the Quality department for all in service questions and returns ensuring full RCCA has been captured and implemented
  • Identify and lead process improvement and material cost reduction initiatives
  • Change authority for products within the team portfolios, including changes to technical documentation, drawings, bills of materials, etc
Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Experience of working in a similar role, environment, not limited to aerospace
  • Experience of working in a design support role
  • Strong design document & configuration knowledge
  • Multi functional & Multi cultural Team Working
  • Engineering repair & production concession management
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills
  • Continuous improvement & results drivenApplications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61212/hmg-personnel-security-controls.pdf
Desired Characteristics:
  • Qualification to Degree level or above in an electronic/electrical discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Experience working in a engineering or post design role
  • Experience working in an electronic/electrical design role

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