At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster. A Principal Design Engineer plays a crucial role in the Aerospace and Defence industry, designing mechanical systems, processes, methodologies as well as component designs to enhance the overall performance. Transforming concepts into prototypes for testing, validating and improvement for ultimately. This includes designing to meet costs, timing and quality requirements. At Quest Global we are seeking a highly experienced engineer to join our team. As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will lead a design team ensuring effective handover from simulation to design and technical leadership of continuous improvement initiatives for non‑conformance. Manage the team to produce high quality solutions for projects and be able to apply engineering knowledge and first principles to devise innovative solutions to unique design problems. Manage design processes, coordinate with team members, partners and clients, ensuring regulatory compliance, implementing technical standards, finding solutions for technical issues and provide expert advice on mechanical systems to team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and line management to the team, coordinating and overseeing their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring timescales, KPIs and deadlines are met to meet the requirements of the customer.
- Develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards.
- Work on multiple major projects of the highest complexity requiring forefront‑of‑field, innovative solutions.
- Act independently at the organisational level, being self‑supervising, within guidance and expectations of customers.
- Lead non‑conformance support and improvements.
- Champion quality deliverables for simulation as well as continuous improvements included within your owned delivery stream.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
- Capture and specify the design requirements for general and task management.
- Lead on complex major projects requiring forefront‑of‑the‑field, innovative, original solutions, providing technical expertise to the team.
- Participate in internal and external design reviews and be responsible for the design acceptance by the client.
- Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within Mechanical Engineering.
- Lead projects in a multi‑discipline environment and coordinate all mechanical engineering and design with other disciplines, process, transmission systems, gears, gear box and marine engineering.
- Strive for continuous improvement and drive your area of delivery autonomously, with particular focus on non‑conformance process improvements and preventive measures.
Work Experience Required Skills (Technical Competency)
- Design proficiency in transformation systems, gears, gear box and marine engineering.
- Experience in the production of mechanical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings and schedules.
- Analyse and manage multiple design‑related issues to identify root cause.
- Modify designs based on the analysis to re‑test and analyse until design meets specification requirements.
- Make design changes on existing products and track them.
- Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients.
- Appreciate main design packages including Solid Edge, Siemens NX, AutoCAD etc.
- Result‑oriented delivery of engineering and design accepted by the client with top quality and client satisfaction.
- Chair design review meetings.
- Teach and coach the younger generation of mechanical engineers and designers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the Aerospace and Defence industry.
- Preferably Chartered Engineer.
- Experience in heavy engineering industry, power transmission systems, gears and gear box.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and industry standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001).
- Proficient in root cause analysis and failure mode analysis techniques.
- Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
- Detail‑oriented with a strong focus on team, quality and continuous improvement.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY.
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