Sector: Client Delivery, Defence, Engineering Type: Permanent
Contact: Nick Taylor Job Published: 2 days ago
Weights Engineer
Location: Bristol - Minimum 1 day per week on site
The Weight Engineering Team are a multi-disciplinary Team of Engineers and Data Scientists who estimate, collate and present mass properties data for a number of multi billion pound maritime programmes.
The Weight Engineering team are a specialist team who play a critical role in the whole boat design and assuring whole boat safety.
What the role of the Weights Engineer entails:
Some of the main duties of the Weights Engineer will include:
* Collate mass property data for equipment and systems to deliver weight and centroid control on multi billion pound maritime programmes
* Support the Mass Properties Lead to aggregate weight and centroid reports and present the status to the Chief Naval Architect
* Collaborate with system design engineers to accurately estimate mass, centroid and design maturity of multiple mechanical and electronic systems
* Maintain a comprehensive database of parts mass properties
* Provide input to and lead weight saving strategies and maintain the list of weight risk and opportunities for each discipline area
* Interrogate CAD models to determine estimates for mass properties with associated uncertainties
* Utilise statistical analysis to provide a whole boat picture of weight risk and opportunity to senior leaders, stakeholders and our customers
What experience you need to be the successful Weights Engineer:
* Qualified in STEM subject or extensive experience
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* IT literate in Microsoft packages, experienced knowledge in Excel
* Ability to understand and interpret engineering data
* Experience working with large, Electrical or Mechanical systems
* Data analysis experience including interpretation, visualisation, manipulation and presentation
* Experience of using CAD packages and programmes
* CEng/IEng status or a clear pathway to achieving professional recognition
Benefits: Overtime, Private Healthcare, 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!
This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Weights Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!
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