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Chief Engineer - Mechanical

Fortescue -
Kidlington

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Job details

1 day ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Car scheme

Qualifications

Jira
Childcare
Engineering
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Systems engineering
Business
Communication skills
Mechanical knowledge

Full job description

Country/Region: GB

State: OXF

City: Kidlington

Job ID: 17335

Chief Engineer - Mechanical

The Power of Now

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

An opportunity has arisen for a Chief Engineer - Mechanical to join the Engineering department.

About the role

Leads the development of Mechanical Engineering, optimising and integrating components and sub-systems within the Power system integrating the most efficient execution, while meeting cost and timing of the product programs.

Provides the “homeroom” for all Mechanical Engineers & PLM through an in-direct reporting structure leveraging extensive knowledge transfer, cross-program sharing of lessons learned and improved technical development through highly interactive sessions within their peer group.

Laser focus on a systems engineering approach that enables industry-leading quality execution, manufacturing capable designs, efficient serviceability solutions, on-time program execution leveraging NPCS for our product programs, and outstanding product safety performance for our customers.

What you will do

Provides vision, technical guidance and final approval on highly integrated mechanical engineering solutions that support maximum part re-use with an architectural approach to drive maximum scale, manufacturability, product safety, profitability and quality execution of product designs.
Provides expertise and guidance to ensure all mechanical designs highly leverage a systems engineering approach and utilize virtual tools to minimize physical tooling and cash outlay for Fortescue Zero.
Provides technical leadership to integrate all mechanical components & sub-systems ensuring the power system is optimized for efficiency, cost, mass and quality to achieve program milestone timing, while working cross-functionally with all key internal and external stakeholders.
Drive innovative design thinking while leveraging all tools, methods and processes are updated as required to ensure industry-best product execution.
Strengthen relationships with Gen X co-development suppliers (including FDB & Celestica) to ensure on-time program execution with quality.
Develop and enforce “single point accountability” of all mechanical product components and mitigate sub-system failure modes at the power system level.
Provide inspirational leadership to the Mechanical Engineering & PLM organisation, employee mentorship & career path development, and demand excellent cross-functional collaboration and knowledge transfer amongst all employees to enable long-term profitability and success at Fortescue Zero.
Set high expectations through coaching of Mechanical engineers & PLM employees to summarize highly technical information in a brief, simplified and succinct format which is tailored to the specific audience, avoiding excessive questioning and optimising time for everyone involved.
Lead Mechanical Engineering Staff & HR meetings on a regular basis to monitor mechanical engineering issue resolution closure performance, resource balancing, program resource allocation and performance management discussions (in collaboration with Program Chief Engineers) to drive outstanding engineering execution.
Support Chief Programme Engineers Leaders in resolving complex technical challenges through weekly technical reviews of Jira issues with the respective product systems engineering engineers to accelerate issue resolution.

About you

Recognised technical expert with deep knowledge of mechanical systems and systems engineering.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Expert in design for manufacturing and failure analysis.
Proven ability to assure and guide multiple concurrent programmes.
Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent required, Master of Engineering and/or Master in Business Administration or equivalent preferred.

What is in it for you?

Our UK benefits include:

Bonus scheme
Aviva Pension
Group Life Assurance
Group Income Protection
Electric Car Scheme
Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Medical Insurance
26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
Childcare Benefits
Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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