Gas Turbine Design Engineer

Gas Turbine Design Engineer

Quest Gas Turbine Design Engineers are responsible for the design, specification, and control of gas turbine OEM projects in Derby and worldwide.

Example duties of the Gas Turbine Design Engineer include:

• Assessment of technology product requirements, including costs, manufacturing feasibility, and market requirements
• Preparation of concept and detail designs for gas turbine engine components and systems
• Creation and specification of engine test experiments and instrumentation schemes
• Creation and modification of software to be incorporated in gas turbine control systems or software for monitoring and diagnosis of gas turbines in service with OEM's customers
• Arranging the construction and testing of prototype development engine designs and subsequent modification to designs, based on test results, modelling, and analysis
• Specification of engine Bill of Material and checking of engine models for gaps/clashes
• Production of final design information for use in preparation of layouts, parts lists, etc.
• Preparation of specifications for engine components to aid procurement and manufacture
• Accurate data management in large technical databases and creation of metric reports
• Assessment of technical reports and drawings for Export Control restrictions and Intellectual Property declarations
• Creation and assessment of new manufacture, rework, repair, and overhaul processes and techniques for gas turbine components, ensuring those parts satisfy commercial, airworthiness, and safety requirements

Required skills (Technical Competencies):

Excellent understanding of the operation of a gas turbine in an aviation or marine application.

Appreciation of engine development testing and the certification process together with airworthiness and safety considerations, and/or previous experience in the aerospace or engineering industry or previous experience of engine, unit, or component testing or instrumentation would be beneficial.

Good understanding of technical databases and design documentation, including technical drawings. This includes data manipulation in complex databases, writing technical reports, and creation of drawings.

Work Experience:

Good understanding of the requirements for export control and intellectual property control when transferring design data across company and geographical boundaries.

Candidates are required to be computer literate in MS Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer. More advanced MS Office skills such as Power BI, Visual Basic, Excel macro's etc. would be advantageous but not essential.

Previous experience of using bespoke engineering IT systems e.g. NX, PLM Teamcenter, PDM, SAP, etc. would be ideal but is not essential as on the job training will be given.

Required skills (Behavioural Competencies):

The job requires excellent personal organizational and communication skills as methodical working and interaction with the customer are essential elements to this position.

After initial orientation and training, the successful candidate will be given general direction from the Team Leader, but will be required to perform duties and responsibilities independently.

• Good communication in English (oral & written)
• Excellent Interpersonal skills – team working etc.
• Customer focus - ability to build and develop customer & supplier relationships
• Representing the team at customer meetings up to senior level and progress resulting actions
• Problem solving ability
• Logical thinking
• Effective time management
• Results driven outlook
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Qualifications:

BSc/MSc/Meng degree level qualification in engineering or science discipline (or other degree discipline with additional gas turbine training or experience) or equivalent aerospace industry experience