Product Review Engineer Part 21J

Our client, an international aerospace company working in the defence sector has an opportunity for experienced Product Review Engineer to join them on a contract basis.

This opportunity will suit a proactive individual who can make engineering decisions that can go beyond their desks and into the factory/hangar regularly. This post is for a Mechanical and/or Avionic/Electrical Product Review Engineer, who has had experience as a product review engineering or as an experienced Part 21 Engineer. This position shall will report to the Design & Production Engineering Manager.

Role: Product Review Engineer Part 21J
Location: Birmingham Airport
Hours: Mon-Thur - Early & Late Shift
IR35 Status: Inside
Hourly Rate: Negotiable
Contract: 6-12 months

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK SC for which the Government requires UK Citizenship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply clients design engineering principles to research technical, operational and quality issues that arise and design interim and final engineering solutions.
• Applies knowledge of client's design and/or engineering principles to develop interim or final engineering solutions to product/process issues throughout production and/or for technical, operational and quality issues that cannot be resolved by the customer.
• Analyse, conduct failure analysis, root cause analysis and troubleshoot to understand root cause. Provide assistance and engineering support to identify solutions. Provide written dispositions for design non-conformances. Support activities to identify deviations that could impact design intent and safety and product/process improvements.
• Develop customer correspondence for continued safe operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Develop and implement product/process improvements.
• Represent the engineering community in the post production environment.

Areas of focus are:

• Ensure supplier and build partner comply with clients' standards & processes.
• Design interim structural repairs and conducts static strength analysis.
• Develop non-destructive test procedures.
• Conduct simple static strength analysis.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Develops solutions that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives, processes and standards.
• Work independently and determine and develop approaches to solutions. Receive general direction for work that is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.

Qualifications and experience and skills: Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline
• Aircraft systems knowledge
• A high level of attention to detail and professional integrity
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads and show flexibility to changing situations / demands
• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office including MS Word and, MS Excel

Preferred:

• Aircraft maintenance and/or operations knowledge
• Experience with major repairs / Experience as an experienced Part 21 Engineer
• Ability to plan work, and use meaningful metrics to evaluate project status and provide performance visibility
• Prior experience in the field of aircraft fleet maintenance is desirable