Engineering Team Lead - Aerospace
- Location:
- Bristol jobs
,
Avon jobs
- Salary:
- unspecified
- Company:
- EADS
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 23/11/2009 18:02
- Job id:
- 45799889
- Contact:
- Sorry, no contact available
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/EADS_1804 4_EN
Vacancy
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2008, EADS generated revenues of EUR 43,3 billion and employed a workforce of about 118,000.
Engineering Team Lead - Aerospace
Assignment / Location:
Airbus Filton
Target group:
Managerial staff
Functional Area / Specilalities:
Product and Programme Management
Work Contract Type:
Permanent contract
Working Time:
Full time
Education:
Degree up to 3 Years
Engineering / General Engineering
Airbus in the UK
Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to
more than 500 seats.
Airbus in the UK is responsible for the design, manufacture and assembly of all wings for the Airbus family of aircraft. Airbus in the UK has a
workforce of around 12,000 people based at two sites; Broughton in Flintshire, North Wales and Filton in Bristol. Broughton has 6,500 employees
and at Filton there are 5,500. More than 400 UK companies supply to Airbus and 100,000 jobs in the UK are secured by Airbus work.
Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS company.
Airbus UK Centre of Excellence Wing - Filton
The role advertised is based at the Airbus UK Centre of Excellence in Filton, near Bristol. The site is responsible for engineering research,
technology and wing design, including aircraft landing gear and fuel systems. The manufacture and sub-assembly of systems and components for
the Airbus aircraft wings also takes place at Filton, as well as A400M wing final assembly and equipping.
Engineering Team Lead - Aerospace
Reference Code: 10081442 YN-UKext1
Description of the job
The Wing CoE Engineering Team for the A350, is tasked with developing the detailed design for the A350 Wing, including structure and systems installation, from concept through Data for Manufacture to Certification. This includes the development of the various A350 variants – A350-900, A350-1000, A350-800.
The role of an Engineering Team Leader is to lead a multi-functional team in order to deliver engineering data to agreed time scales, cost and quality within the scope of the fully integrated A350 wing. Significant amounts of work on A350 are placed off-site within Risk Sharing Partners and Engineering Offload Suppliers and the candidate will need to be able to manage supplier(s) to ensure successful completion of tasks to Airbus time cost & quality criteria.
Tasks
This entails the following:
Lead, plan and project manage tasks from initial concept through to successful completion and delivery to time, cost and quality
Provide Technical Leadership to ensure deliverables meet technical requirements
Develop the Engineering plans and resource requirements including skill mix to deliver Engineering objective whilst supporting development needs
Participate actively in the integration and optimisation of the component across Engineering procurement and manufacture
Support Improvement Projects and so drive cost savings.
Your skills
The successful candidate should have a sound and broad Engineering background preferably in a structural environment
· Ideally candidates will have a degree or HND/HNC in a relevant Engineering field and a minimum of 3 working years experience.
· Project management and leadership skills ideally with track record for delivering Engineering and/or improvement programmes
· Working knowledge of detailed Engineering processes
· Experience in an Operational Engineering team
· Experience managing engineering projects with external interfaces
English :Negotiation level
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and influence people at all levels within the Organisation
· Dynamic and enthusiastic individual with ability to motivate, a passion for identification of improvement opportunities and the drive to successfully implement change
Work Experience
Confirmed (3+ to 5 years of experience)
Start Date (earliest)
2009-05-27
Contact
EADS Recruitment Centre
Applications should be made via the EADS website. All applications are to be made on-line no later than 30 November 2009.
NB: all roles within the EADS group are advertised for a minimum of one month to ensure maximum exposure to all potential candidates. However, if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed. We would therefore advise all candidates to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
We are working towards providing equal opportunities and becoming a benchmark diversity employer. We welcome from all sections of the community irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious.
By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to EADS using and storing information about you for purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by EADS.
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