Job Ref. :eng1422| Chief Engineer | | | Job Location: | South East | | | Terms: | Permanent only | | | Salary: | £60,000 + Bens + Reloc |
Job Details
| Aerospace Design & Development
Leading design and manufacturing company for avionics equipment. Comprehensive in-house facilities covering research, design, development, precision manufacturing, qualification test and certification of electronic and electromechanical systems for the aerospace industry. Customers are both civil and military aircraft manufacturers. 250 staff. Sales increased from £6 millions to £20 million.
The Role:
* Report to MD
* Manage a design, development and maintenance function comprising 19 staff including a Principal Electronic Engineer, Principal Mechanical Engineer and Design Office Manager
* Ensure new products are fit for purpose, on-time and to budget
* Provide engineering support for existing products
* Manage the response to customer and internal specifications to generate new business.
* Control and monitor the departmental budget (c£750,000)
* Ensure compliance with regulatory standards
* Plan departmental resource and infrastructure requirements
* Identify opportunities presented by new and emerging technologies
You:
* CEng, Graduate engineer preferable but not essential
* Able to certify and sign-off CAA Airworthiness
* Engineering Supervisor or Manager in Aerospace Sector
* Electrical Engineering background
* Project Management
* Contractor Management
* Developed staff managed skills (leadership, decision-making, team-building, motivation)
* Excellent communications and presentation skills - written and verbal
* Visionary, strategic thinker |
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