IPT Lead
Wolverhampton
SITE BASED
Skills: Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical, Hydro/Electrical, Hydro/Mechanical, Actuation Systems
Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world‑class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight‑control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.
In this position, you will be responsible for managing and delivering assigned Engineering and/or In-service programs within Global Defence Systems.
As the single point of contact for all activities in this role, you will work closely with supporting business functions such as Functional Engineering disciplines, Project Teams, Supply Chain, Quality, Programme Managers, Operations leadership, and the Engineering Manager to develop and deliver New Product Introduction (NPI) programs that are compliant, on time, and within target costs, or to support production work packages and provide resolution to issues.
It is essential that you develop and maintain an excellent relationship with the customer(s) as the main point of contact to ensure that deliverables and requirements are met according to the customer's needs.
What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?
- Develop and maintain project plans to ensure that all engineering deliverables are defined.
- Monitoring projects to ensure adherence to schedule, cost, and engineering deliverables, particularly regarding technical issues.
- Collaborating with the associated Project Manager.
- Establish and maintain engineering project forecasts for resource allocation and expenditure to support annual budgeting.
- Reviewing and managing technical risks, associated costs and developing mitigation plans, and proactively implementing them with regular reviews to support project plans.
- Coordinating the Project Team through regular start up meetings.
- Facilitating communication flow from Senior Management to engineering staff and serving as an upward conduit for feedback from engineering staff to senior management.
- Leading a team of engineers and technicians, extracting the best performance from team members.
- Collaborating with the Engineering Manager to facilitate staff development through mentorship of team members.
- Ensuring adherence to engineering processes.
- Engineering products to specification, ensuring compliance with all technical requirements, including statutory, legal, and ethical standards.
- Monitoring and controlling product costs to meet agreed targets.
- Addressing issues related to the in-service use of project equipment and implementing timely corrective actions.
- Managing the progression and resolution of FRACA (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action) issues raised within the team.
