The clients Stevenage site has been a world leader in
Spacecraft Structures for 3 decades. A recent decision to
create a Centre of Competence for Spacecraft Structures has
opened up exciting new opportunities particularly in Earth
Observation and Science Projects. Earth Observation and
Scientific satellite structures are typically custom designed
using advanced lightweight materials and are up to 5 metres
high.
A Structures Group Leader is required to manage a team of
15 Engineers responsible for design and development aspects
of satellite structures. The Company operates a matrix
organisation. Those Engineers will operate in project focused
concurrent engineering teams covering the whole life of a
satellite structure from conceptual design through detail
design and analysis, manufacture and test. The Group Leader
has functional accountability being responsible for the Group s
technical excellence, for ensuring working procedures are
defined and adhered to and for ensuring that resource needs
are fully met through recruitment, training and day to day
resource management.
The post offers high job interest, a positive working
environment and excellent opportunities for career
development in functional management or project
management.
Tasks
Overall responsibility for Structures Group technical
excellence including day to day technical guidance and
technical audit through informal reviews
Delegating technical authority including drawing approval in
a responsible manner
Technical trouble shooting if problems occur
Ensuring that Company procedures are adhered to,
supporting the development of new design methods,
procedures and working instructions and ensuring best
practice is shared between all group members
Liaising with Project Managers to ensure resource needs are
fully understood, allocating engineers to project, maintaining
workload planning and ensuring that resource needs are fully
met through recruitment, training and day to day resource
management
Developing staff through planned training and mentoring.
Providing support to customer and subcontractor liaison as
technical expect if required
Maintaining awareness with new materials, processes and
design concepts and tools and initiating research and
development as appropriate
Skills
A minimum of 8 years post graduate industrial experience
in the Aerospace or Composites industry or equivalent
including hardware experience and including a minimum of 3
years experience in the Space industry
A good understanding of load paths, structural concepts and
material properties for lightweight metallic and composite
structures.
Knowledge of spacecraft static, dynamic and thermal launch
and operational environments and a thorough understanding
of satellite structure design methods and test requirements
At least 2 years post graduate experience as a Stress
Engineer is desirable
General computer skills for analysis, planning and report
writing
Leadership and decision making developed and
demonstrated in previous roles
Cost and schedule planning and control
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