Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

£40-50k DOE

Full time weekday hours

Bedford

Key Purpose of the Job:

The successful candidate would be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of highly-skilled engineers to provide customers with high quality aerodynamic data from a variety of equipment and techniques used across the company’s facilities. A key requirement is leadership, ownership of tasks, and helping to support the development of more junior staff and capabilities within the department.

Needs to Do:

• Provide proficient technical input and experienced support and guidance within the Project Team
• Deliver projects to the satisfaction of the customer to the required quality standards within time and cost constraints
• Deal with client requests as appropriate, participate in the preparation of technical bids and oversee aerodynamic, mechanical, computing and programme requirements for wind tunnel and other tests
• Take senior responsibility for data quality and timely provision of results and/or reports to a global client base.
• Conduct analysis and interpretation of aerodynamic datasets.
• Produce written technical reports to accompany analysis and development activities

Needs to Know:

• Have a passion for aircraft and aerospace
• Will ideally hold a Masters or equivalent level degree in an aerospace related discipline
• Will have 5 years minimum industrial or academic work experience
• Experience of wind tunnel testing
• Demonstrable knowledge of Aerodynamics from a relevant field. Knowledge of transonic aerodynamics would be highly regarded.

Needs to Be:

• Ability and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Willingness to engage with both internal and external parties.
• Ability to see projects through to completion.
• Exhibit confidence to question the status quo and to strive for improvement

Key Relationships:

• Working with technical consultants
• Working with more junior team members to instil knowledge and an emphasis on understanding
• Key customer contact

Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 7 days we’re sorry you have not been successful this time. Please do not let this stop you applying for other positions you may be suitable for. Good Luck!

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