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Wheel and Brake Engineer

Location : Coventry, WSTMID, United Kingdom

Job Family : Engineering

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Jul 3, 2024

Job ID : 49700

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Parker Meggitt joined the Parker Aerospace Group in September 2022 following the successful acquisition of Meggitt PLC a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Parker Meggitt employs more than 9,000 people at over 37 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

We develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient, and increasingly sustainable flight, for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

Role Summary

Here at Parker Meggitt, we’re looking for a Wheel and Brake Engineer who will hit the ground running whilst working within a team that executes the development of new Braking Systems Division (BSD) wheel and brake equipment, ensuring that the design meets the requirements defined by the customer, government agencies and BSD internal standards. This encompasses adherence to performance, cost and schedule requirements. As part of this role you’ll also support internal customers to ensure the business delivers its commitments to its contractual customers and operators.

Ansty Park is a state-of-the-art facility, and this is an opportunity that would suit an individual that is looking to work in a rewarding, fast-paced and team focused organisation.

Core Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the Lead W&B Engineer supporting performance calculations and simulations to validate that the equipment will meet the required design requirements

• When required, leading / responsibility for small sub-projects within the overall W&B project

• Creating and reviewing of technical requirement documents under the guidance of Lead W&B Engineer in accordance with government standards, company standards and customer requirements

• When required, supporting the Lead W&B Engineer and Lead W&B Designer through all phases of equipment new product development including requirements management, requirements validation, design manufacturing phase, qualification / certification testing and initial entry into service

• Under the guidance of the Lead W&B Engineer helping to ensure all program targets are satisfied; includes technical performance, non-recurring costs (NRC), recurring costs (RC) and project milestones (Schedule). This includes coordination with other Engineering functions to support the equipment development

• Responsible for assisting and tracking of key metrics through the development process including NRC, DTC, DMC, reliability, weight, etc. for their assigned equipment

• Consulting with and seeks guidance from the Lead W&B Engineer, Product Line Expert (PLE), SME (Subject Matter Expert) and Chief Engineers as required

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience in Engineering

• Ability to work on problems of limited scope, follow standard practices and procedures in analysing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained, and building stable working relationships internally

• Adept at using professional concepts

• Experienced in applying company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues

• Demonstrable experience of exposure to DFM, GD&T and working knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes, as well as exposure to Project Management skills including cost / schedule tracking

• Excellent communication skills; ability to present to customers and lead daily discussions with group of engineers/designers and technicians when required

• Available to travel internationally as required

  Desirable

• Systems knowledge/exposure/experience

• CI training/experience

  What We Offer

  Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• Competitive salary

• Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution

• Income protection scheme

• Life Assurance x3 basic salary

• Share buying scheme

• Work from home 1 day a week

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing

• Funded membership of a professional body

• Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress

• Free on-site car parking

• Employee Referral Scheme

• An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food

• Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services