Design Engineer
Aircraft type
Airbus| Airbus Other TypeAreas of operation
United KingdomDesign Integrator
Location: Broughton (Onsite Requirement)
Contract Duration: Until 15/12/2026 (Likely to be extended)
Hours: 35 hours per week (4.5 days, flexible between 7am - 7pm)
Clearance: BPSS+ required
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About the Role
We are seeking a Design Integrator to join the Wing Plant Engineering Team, supporting continuous product development and incremental improvement projects. This role is pivotal in bridging engineering and operations, ensuring technical solutions meet industrial requirements while maintaining a customer-focused perspective. You will lead improvement projects, manage deliverables to time, cost, and quality, and act as the main interface between engineering and operational teams. The position offers an excellent opportunity to develop technical and leadership skills in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
As a Design Integrator, you will take ownership of improvement projects and lead them through the LBIP process, ensuring that technical solutions are delivered right the first time. You will act as the primary link between Engineering and Operations, promoting co-design solutions that meet industrial system requirements while keeping customer needs at the forefront. Your role will involve driving proactive product improvements aimed at reducing recurring and non-recurring costs, minimizing disruption, and addressing non-conformances. Additionally, you will support initiatives that enhance team efficiency and effectiveness through the application of improved methods, tools, and processes. Building strong relationships with stakeholders and fostering collaboration with manufacturing engineering will be key to your success.
Skills & Competencies
To excel in this role, you will need a strong design engineering background combined with project management experience. Excellent communication and networking skills are essential, as you will be influencing and driving projects forward across multiple teams. You should be highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and deliver reliably on time, cost, and quality. A proactive and self-driven approach is vital, along with the ability to adapt to change and embrace new challenges. We are looking for someone with a problem-solving mindset who takes ownership of outcomes and consistently seeks innovative solutions.
Interested? Apply now to join a dynamic team driving innovation and continuous improvement in a challenging and rewarding environment
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan