Principal Design Engineer
Job Requirements
A Principal Design Engineer plays a crucial role in the Aerospace and Defense industry, Designing mechanical systems, processes, methodologies as well as component designs to enhance the overall performance. Transforming concepts into prototypes for testing, validating and improvement for ultimately. This includes designing to meet costs, timing and quality requirements. At Quest Global we are seeking a highly experienced engineer to join our team.
As a Principal Design Engineer, Lead a design team from concept phase to practical completion of a project. Manage the team to produce high quality solutions for projects and be able to apply engineering knowledge and principles to devise innovative solutions to unique design problems. Managing design processes, coordinating with team members, partners and clients, Ensuring regulatory compliance, Implementing technical standards, Finding solutions for technical issues and provide Expert Advice: Offer technical advice on mechanical systems to team.
Work Experience
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide leadership and line management to the team, coordinating and overseeing their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring timescales, KPIs and deadlines are met in order to meet the requirements of the customer
* Develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards.
* Works on multiple major projects of the highest complexity requiring forefront-of-field, innovative solutions.
* Acts independently at the organisational level, being self-supervising, within guidance and expectations of customers
* Contribute to the Creation and implementation of best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
* Ability to capture and specify the design requirements General and Task Management
* Lead on complex major projects requiring forefront-of-the-field, innovative, original solutions, provide technical expertise to the team
* you will participate in internal and external design reviews and you are responsible for the design acceptance by the client
* Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within Mechanical Engineering
* You shall be able to lead projects in a multi-discipline environment and be capable or coordinating all Mechanical engineering and design, with the other disciplines, Process, transmission systems, Gears, Gear box and Marine engineering.
Required Skills (Technical Competency):
* Design Proficiency in Transformation systems, Gears, Gear box and Marine engineering
* Experienced with in the production of mechanical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings and schedules
* Analyse and manage multiple design related issues to identify root cause
* Modify designs based on the analysis to re-test and analyse until design meets specification requirements
* Make design changes on existing products and track them
* Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients
* Have an appreciation with the main design packages including, Solid Edge, Siemens NX, AutoCAD etc.
* Result oriented. You are only satisfied after your engineering and design is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team
* You are able to chair design review meetings
* You have pleasure in teaching and coaching the young generation Mechanical engineers and designers
Requirements
- Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
- Experience in heavy engineering industry, power transmission systems, gears and gear box
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and industry standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001)
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and standards.
- Proficient in root cause analysis and failure mode analysis techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on team, quality and continuous improvement.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
About Quest
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you
Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
If you are a dedicated and proactive professional with a passion for ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you. Join our team at Quest Global as a Mechanical Design Engineer and contribute to the success of our Aerospace and Defense projects.