Engineering Manager

Stirling Dynamics is recruiting for an Engineering Manager for the Mechanical Design Capability Group.

Due to reorganisation and ongoing increase in demand, Stirling Dynamics is recruiting a Technical Capability Manager for the Mechanical Design Group. The Mechanical Design Group provides the specialist technical design capabilities for our internal products and consultancy services across aerospace, marine, flight simulator and urban air mobility (eVTOL) sectors.

As a member of the senior management team, you will be responsible for the development and management of the mechanical design capability, working alongside other capability managers to plan and provide the necessary multi-disciplinary skills to meet the various project requirements.

The Mechanical Design group provides technical skills covering the following areas:

• 3D CAD model generation
• Manufacture drawings generation and sign off
• Generation of technical documentation
• Mechanism design
• Component sizing
• Component selection
• Material selection
• Static stress
• Dynamic stress
• Fatigue analysis
• Support to production
• Support to test

The areas for application are extensive and cover a wide variety of applications including (but not limited to):

• Landing gear component and system design
• Hydraulic component and equipment design
• Mechanism design
• Electro-mechanical actuator design
• Simulator inceptor and product design
• Airworthy product design (and knowledge of regulatory requirements)
• Mechatronic systems

This role will be based in our Bristol office however as part of our commitment to flexible working, employees are able to work from home for part of the week.

Stirling is a medium/small dynamic and growing business, and to meet the exciting challenges, it is expected that technical managers balance hands-on technical work and technical leadership together with the management activities of capability development, resource planning and line management.

Responsible for the Mechanical Design capability, including day to day management and longer-term strategy.

• Ultimately responsible for the quality of mechanical design internal and external deliverables
• Technical project leadership
• Manufacture drawing Check/Approval
• Resource management and allocation of the Mechanical Design team members in line with the project requirements
• Define and manage annual budget needs for internal development of capabilities and processes in line with company objectives
• Support business development activities
• Contribute to project proposals and bid, including technical solution and estimated quantity of work
• Hold technical check and/or approval for the capability area in line with the delegated authority
• Support the capability team members to ensure that they have continued development in line with the individual and company needs
• Recruitment of suitably qualified and skilled engineers to support the growth of the company
• The successful candidate must currently hold Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible to obtain SC

Candidates will ideally be degree qualified (or equivalent), in a related discipline preferably Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with strong demonstrable experience of mechanical design in a highly regulated field.

Personal Characteristics:

The personal qualities of the jobholder will be key to success in this role. The following characteristics and qualities are identified as essential for the role:

• Able to engage and successfully lead engineering teams, to achieve successful outcomes
• A diplomatic and professional approach to dealing with a range of different people
• The ability to manage multiple, complex tasks
• Efficient time management of own and team’s activities
• Willingness to embrace change and to implement new processes
• The confidence and experience to propose solutions to technical and organisational problems

• Solidworks
• PDM Pro
• Knowledge of regulatory applicable regulatory standards and best practices (e.g. BS8888, ASME Y14.5)

• Siemens NX
• V5/V6/3DX

Candidates would be expected to have over 12 years experience in relevant mechanical design roles, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership or management role, with experience of technical leadership and line management.

Competitive Package, £60k+ 

We offer a range of benefits to our employees to recognise their efforts. Playing hard is equally as important as working hard, so regular events are held throughout the year which provide an ideal opportunity to mix socially.