Design Authoriser

• Job Location: Broughton, Wales
• Type: Contract
• Posted: 15/03/2024

Main activities will include:

● Lead, guide approve and / or authorise design solutions for a range of tasks, including (but not restricted to) Major/Minor Design Modifications, Design Query Notes (work’s query notes).
● Provide technical leadership and continued mentoring to the engineering team, assisting the development of team members, assisting in the identification of skill gaps and driving plans to close the gaps.
● Ensuring that design standards and requirements are met, liaising with other functions and projects to ensure the design solutions are fully integrated.
● Operate as a design authorisation signatory.
● Support in area of knowledge the on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements.
● Support and build strong relationships between wider stakeholders including (but not limited to) CVE, Chief Engineer, Configuration Management and Local Programmes Team to enable a satisfactory design solution, and implementation on the aircraft that supports airworthiness type cert and configuration management.


Required Competencies & Abilities:

● Motivated and self-driven with the ability to work autonomously when required, whilst being a strong team player.
● Deliver reliably on time, cost and quality whilst embracing change and challenge when appropriate.
● Anticipation mindset, able to identify risks/opportunities and manage them appropriately
● Understand and synthesise multiple complex activities, simplify and communicate them clearly, on a timely basis, to all stakeholders as needed.

Role requirements
It is desirable for this role to be performed with a base in Broughton Plant, however there is a possibility it can be performed from Filton if all competencies and abilities can be demonstrated.

Capital International Staffing Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.