MEGGITT AVIONICS
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Job Title: Design Engineer (Mechanical)
Competency
area
Job Related
Experience
Essential
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Desirable
Extensive mechanical design skills as applied to electronic
packaging of Avionic instruments that include densely
populated circuit boards digital and analogue busses.
Experience in 3D and 2D CAD Systems.
Experience in producing an optimized design using FEA,
DFM, DFA, DFT, and trade study techniques.
Experience of Mechanical parts, sub-assembly’s and General
Assemblies, to meet cost, quality, and functional performance
targets, using different manufacturing techniques.
Experience in conveying design schemes, to colleagues, other
departments and supporting formal design reviews
Experience in Thermal, Vibration and Stress analysis.
Experience of configuration control.
Experience in compiling and maintaining bills of Materials.
Experience of Microsoft office tools
Knowledge of Avionic systems
Ability to define and implement appropriate
formal design methodology.
Experience of the complete design cycle form
interpretation of the requirements through
design analysis, development, and verification.
Undertake risk assessments of the mechanical
design
Knowledge of Hardware qualification practices
and procedures to RTCA/DO-160, MILSTD461/-462, 704 and 810.
Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Software tools
Able to demonstrate an understanding of
priorities management
Knowledge of Catia V5
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Business
Skills
Customer Focus
 Focused on internal and external customer needs.
Time Management and Planning
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Focus on target completion.
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Ability to work on a number of projects at the same time.
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Experience of attending and contributing to project meetings
and keeping project managers informed of progress
Ability to chair meetings.
Ability to lead and manage customers or other
departments during mechanical design reviews
and audits.
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Experience of using matrics to present project
status
experienced at keeping customers informed of
progress.
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Meeting the customer’s design requirements in the most
effective manner.
Experience of estimating design and or project
costs
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Ability to propose and discuss alternative approaches to the
mechanical / electrical design to meet the business needs.
Experience of responding to changing deadlines and
requirements
Understanding of economic background
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Ability to define alternative lifecycle processes
to meet business needs.
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Personal
Skills
Communication
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Experience of working with customers, suppliers, other
engineering disciplines and departments.
Experience in making presentation for
customers (Both internal and external)
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Can communicate effectively with different levels of staff
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Ability to relate and provide effective support to other
engineering disciplines and company departments
Ability to compile and present progress reports
as appropriate.
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Ability to present technical data to management in a clear and Experience of QCD and how the design affects
these factors.
concise manner
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Ability to review and critique technical data and
documentation produced by others.
Innovation / Problem solving
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Excellent personal characteristics; including innovation,
creativity and drive.
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Experience in providing solutions to meet required
specifications
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Capable of suggesting different ways of working to achieve
agreed results
Ability to write concise, accurate,
grammatically-correct reports and specifications
Interest in learning new skills.
 Structured approach to all aspects of mechanical design.
Goal Achievement
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Focused on achieving results with a can-do attitude.
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Takes responsibility for there own work to meet project set
milestones and deadlines.
Team Work
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Experience in working in cross-discipline teams.
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Understands the impact of there work on other departments
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Used to working with others to solve engineering problems.
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Business
Awareness
 Knowledge of Avionic systems both civil and Military
 Knowledge of current mechanical design standards and techniques.
Knowledge of the product
development lifecycle form
conception to disposal.
Qualifications
and
Experience
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HND or equivalent qualification in an appropriate engineering discipline.
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Experience in working as a mechanical designer of electronic equipment.
Member of a recognised
professional organisation or
institution
Degree in an appropriate
engineering discipline.
Experience in working as a
mechanical designer on avionic
instruments
Other
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Prepared to undertake travel to within the UK and on occasions to Europe and the
USA. (Not normally more that four times a year).
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Prepared to work overtime.
Design Engineer (Mechanical)
Current driving licence
05-2009
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