# BDUK Design Lead

**Company**: Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

We are seeking a BDUK Design Lead to act as the primary technical and functional lead for the Design and Support Engineering team. As a Design Lead, you will provide expert-level support and play a key leadership role in delivering all aspects of Design and Engineering support across the product lifecycle.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Lead and manage a multi-discipline Design team: set objectives, mentor engineers, allocate work, and build capability to meet current and future programme needs.

- Act as primary design stakeholder manager: own relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.

- Own design decisions and trade-offs: provide clear, decisive direction under general supervision.

- Drive engineering excellence: establish and enforce robust design standards, best practices, verification/validation strategies, and continuous improvement in tools and processes.

- Manage supplier development and delivery: lead supplier selection, design optimisation, test planning, and production ramp-up.

- Represent Design in programme governance: present design status, risk, technical decisions, and resource need to programme leadership and customers.

- Lead proposal and bid support: define scope, author Statements of Work, Basis of Estimates, and technical sections.

- Promote inclusive collaboration and respectful working: foster open communication and resolve conflicts constructively.

**Technical Accountabilities:**

- Develop, integrate, and document all system requirements to establish the Product design baseline.

- Lead the development, verification, and lifecycle maintenance of product and component designs using 3D CAD and associated engineering tools.

- Integrate analytical and test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements.

- Lead design and manufacturing activities to support production, assembly, test, and sustainment.

- Provide materials and processes leadership: select materials, define processes, assess material characteristics, and drive manufacturability and serviceability improvements.

- Drive the adoption of enabling technologies where they deliver demonstrable value.

- Develop new design/analysis processes and tools to improve quality, reduce cycle time, and increase design robustness.

- Coordinate multi-discipline repair and sustainment activities.

**Requirements:**

- Eligibility for UK SC Security Clearance.

- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Material Sciences).

- Experience in tooling design and manufacturing and demonstrable knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.

- Supplier management experience including SOW/BOE preparation and supplier performance oversight.

- Demonstrated leadership experience: leading small to medium engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and managing stakeholders.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans.

- Continuous learning and development resources.

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Employee incentive programmes and study assistance.

- Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options.

- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break.

- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution.

- Company-paid BUPA Medical Plan.

- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks.

- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week.

- 6x annual salary life insurance.

- Learning Together Programme.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Material Sciences
- Tooling Design
- Manufacturing
- Materials and Processes
- Supplier Management
- Leadership

### Nice to have
- 5+ years' experience in design and repair/maintenance engineering environment
- Strong decision-making and ownership
- Experience with CAD and PLM tools
- Familiarity with MRO operations and regulatory administrative processes
- Understanding of international standards

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