Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to £60,000 P/A d.o.e + benefits (plus Overtime, Flexi and Bonus)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Aerodynamics Engineer to join an ambitious, highly regarded, scientific engineering / manufacturing business that are in a position of sustained growth.
As a Principal Aerodynamics Engineer, you will be responsible for the delivery of project milestones to time, cost, and quality through collaboration with the Aerodynamics team leads, Technical Experts, and Project Management teams. You will also support the Aerodynamics Group Leads with reporting, long-term management of team development, skill capability and recruitment. The role also presents the opportunity to use a range of CFD tools and methods, as well as in-house performance analysis tools. You may also have the opportunity to lead wind tunnel testing campaigns and support to flight trials.
The Aerodynamics team work across a broad range of challenging flow regimes on all stages of the product life cycle, from early concept and detailed design, through to in-service support and integration of our product onto air, land, and sea platforms. The role includes the opportunity to work in a cross-functional team, collaborating with colleagues from System Design, Mechanical Design, Simulation & Modelling and Guidance, Navigation & Control. There is also potential to work with external organisations such as the MOD, other aerospace companies & academia.
Benefits of working here:
- State of the art technology & innovation
- External learning and development encouraged
- Light and airy university type campus
- Friendly environment!
- Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More
Skills Required:
- An in-depth technical knowledge of Aerodynamics & Performance
- Experience of leading task packages and a proven track record of consistently delivering results to time, cost, and quality
- Desire to invest time into developing others and providing mentorship and coaching
- Examples of good collaboration, communication and influencing skills
You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to either be a UK Citizen or a Dual UK Citizen. Some restrictions may apply.
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