Wheel & Brake Design Engineer Location : Coventry, WSTMID, United Kingdom Job Family : Engineering Job Type : Regular Posted : Apr 30, 2025 Job ID : 54094 Back to Search Results Job Description Apply Now > Save JobJob Saved The Wheel & Brake Mechanical Engineer Level 3 is responsible for the development of new Wheel & Brake equipment for our global customers based from our state of the art facility in Ansty, Coventry. Your responsibilities + Performance Validation: Perform and approve performance calculations and simulations to ensure equipment meets design requirements. + Project Leadership: Lead and manage the overall Wheel & Brake project, overseeing all phases of new product development, including requirements management, design, testing, and entry into service. + Technical Documentation: Create, review, and approve technical requirement documents in compliance with government, company, and customer standards. + Program Targets and Metrics: Ensure all program targets are met, including technical performance, costs, and schedules, while tracking key metrics throughout the development process. + Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with engineering functions, supply chain, and operations to ensure designs for manufacture align with Design to Cost targets and meet reliability requirements. + Testing and Compliance: Work with Test Engineers to develop qualification test documents and ensure compliance with agreed testing methods, while supporting internal and external design reviews + Continuous Improvement and Support: Actively support Continuous Improvement initiatives within the Wheel & Brake Center of Excellence and assist with Root Cause & Corrective Action for design and manufacturing issues. You will have: + A degree in a mechanical engineering discipline + Expertise built up from experience of working in a similar experience over a number of years. + Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and working knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes + Project management skills including cost and schedule tracking + Experience with Design Failure Mode and Affects (DFMEA) and Risk Analysis + Able to make presentations to customers and lead daily discussions with group of engineers, designers and technicians + Aerospace experience preferred + Aircraft Systems knowledge or experience preferred + Continuous Improvement training preferred What we offer + Global company, with career growth and development opportunities + Chance to join one of employee groups and take part in wide range of social and professional activities that relate to being on a large site + Be able to take up volunteering in the local community + Attractive compensation packages designed to hire and retain the best talents in the industry; including a bonus scheme.