Lead Design Engineer - Military veterans preferred

2025-04-20
Triumph Group
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Flintshire
Pennsylvania
United States

Triumph Group

Lead Design Engineer


RESPONSIBLE TO:    Head of Actuation Products UK

RESPONSIBLE FOR:    Hydromechanical Design

LOCATION:    Cheltenham or Deeside - office based 

WORKING PATTERN:    Nominally 37 hours per week, 4 or 5 days Working Schedules, additional hours may be required as necessary to meet business commitments.

TRAVEL:    Occasional UK and/or Overseas travel to customers and other Triumph sites.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:    English, other languages desirable.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Lead Design Engineer to join our team.
Working within a growing Actuation Products team, you will be responsible for leading the design and support activities of actuation products (hydraulic and electro-mechanical). The role involves the full product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI) through to modifying & supporting in service products on various programmes, including Airbus, Boeing, SAAB, Leonardo and other major customers.
The role also requires the dissemination of your engineering knowledge and skills to mentor and grow the more junior members of the team.  
 

Key Responsibilities

•    Development and modification of design documentation.
•    Interfacing with internal and external customers.
•    Design of test rigs and equipment.
•    Interpretation of customer's requirements/specifications.
•    Identify and communicate technical risks to projects stakeholders. 
•    Presentation of technical solutions at internal and external design reviews.
•    Lead cross-functional teams and support problem solving and corrective action activities to resolve design issues, ATP failures and customer returns/failures. 
•    Support engineering changes, using Documentation Control Tools. [Windchill]. 
•    Manage and review work of other engineers.
•    Mentor junior engineers.
•    Review and update design guides to include lessons learnt and advances in technology.
 

Technical Requirements

•    A solid engineering background - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline (or qualified to an equivalent level) / or equivalent experience.
•    Demonstrable experience in delivering engineering designs in a highly regulated industry such as aerospace (knowledge of regulations and standards required).
•    A good understanding of Reliability, Safety / Airworthiness, Production methods, Materials and Processes, and Stress and Performance analysis
•    Experience of designing from customer specifications using 2D & 3D design tools, preferably SolidWorks.
•    Demonstrable experience of designing mechanical and/or hydraulic products, preferably within an aviation business.
•    Demonstrable experience of designing gears, preferably within an aviation business.
•    Held signature approval in previous roles.
•    Good knowledge and experience of mechanical components, geometric tolerancing, processing, precision machining, castings, forgings, metallic materials, military and industry standards.
•    Appreciation of the drivers / requirements of Procurement, Design for Manufacture, Production and Quality
•    Understanding of design (DFMEA), test and analysis (Mathcad, FEA) tools
•    Experience using problem solving tools (8D, 5Why and other Lean tools).
•    Good written and verbal communication skills.
•    Proven mentoring capabilities.

Behavioural Skills
•    Integrity - Self-motivated and proactive.
•    Drive for continuous improvement.
•    Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with other Engineers, Design/Analysis/Test/Electronics, to iterate and optimise design solutions.
•    Innovative- Able to offer alternative solutions and solve problems.
•    Committed to deliver on schedule.



Triumph Group and all its divisions and subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. Triumph Group provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contactTGIapplicant@triumphgroup.comto request assistance. Include the title of the position and location in the subject line of your email so we may direct your email to the appropriate person. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.

"An Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans" We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pursuant to International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), applicants for SELECT positions will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residence, or U.S. Immigration Status in order to meet the minimum qualifications for those select positions. All inquiries related to citizenship are asked solely to comply with ITAR and EAR export licensing requirements.

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