Senior Design Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will design and develop electric actuation systems from concept to qualification within a collaborative aerospace team. You will shape innovative electro-mechanical solutions that meet regulatory and customer requirements, contributing across the full product lifecycle. The role blends technical leadership with hands-on design work and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust, lightweight, and cost-effective systems. You will present findings and guide junior engineers, driving continuous improvement and future capability growth. This is a chance to influence next-generation actuation technology at Collins Aerospace.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and package
• 25 days annual leave
• pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health & Wellbeing cash plan
• Life Assurance & income protection

Responsibilities

• Generate innovative design concepts for electro-mechanical actuation systems
• Support the complete design lifecycle from requirements through qualification
• Develop robust, lightweight, cost-effective engineering solutions
• Produce manufacturing data packages, drawings, and tolerance analyses
• Lead and support detailed design activities within multidisciplinary teams
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and in-service requirements
• Support system integration and installation activities for actuation systems
• Conduct design reviews and present technical information to stakeholders
• Assist with risk identification, mitigation, and design assurance
• Investigate product issues during development, qualification, production and service
• Support failure investigations and corrective action programmes
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and students
• Support technology roadmap development and capability growth
• Collaborate with global teams to share best practices and drive improvement
• Support customer engagement and new business opportunities

Key requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering qualification
• Demonstrated design engineering experience
• Strong understanding of machine design and electro-mechanical development
• Experience across product lifecycle for mechanical or electro-mechanical systems
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience supporting technical investigations and root cause analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
• Strong organizational and planning skills with attention to detail
• Passion for engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous development

• strong communication
• cross-functional collaboration
• analytical thinking
• electro-mechanical design
• mechanical product development
• system integration

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