Job summary
Support the Mass Properties Lead to aggregate weight and centroid reports and present the status to the Chief Naval Architect + design maturity of multiple mechanical and electronic systems
Key skills required for this role
Aggregate weight and Centroid reports and maintain the list of weight risk
Important
Aggregate weight and Centroid reports and maintain the list of weight risk
Job description
Job Title:Mass Properties Specialist
Location:Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Portsmouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Frimley or Weymouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements (Hybrid working arrangements and Part Time considered) - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:Competitive
What you'll be doing:
· Collate mass property data for equipment and systems to deliver weight and centroid control on multi billion pound submarine programmes
· Support the Mass Properties Lead to aggregate weight and centroid reports and present the status to the Chief Naval Architect
· Collaborate with system design engineers to accurate estimate mass, centroid and design maturity of multiple mechanical and electronic systems
· Maintain a comprehensive database of parts mass properties
· Provide input to and lead weight saving strategies and maintain the list of weight risk and opportunities for each discipline area
· Interrogate CAD models to determine estimates for mass properties with associated uncertainties
· Utilise statistical analysis to provide a whole boat picture of weight risk and opportunity to senior leaders, stakeholders and our customers
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
· Qualified in STEM subject or extensive experience
· CEng/IEng status or a clear pathway to achieving professional recognition
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team
· IT literate in Microsoft packages, experienced knowledge in Excel
Desirable:
· Experience working with large, complex Electrical or Mechanical systems
· Data analysis experience including interpretation, visualisation, manipulation and presentation
· Experience of using CAD packages and programmes
Benefits:
You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Weights Engineering team:
The Weight Engineering Team are a multi-disciplinary Team of Engineers and Data Scientists who estimate, collate and present mass properties data for a number of multi billion pound submarine programmes. The Weight Engineering team are a specialist team who play a critical role in the whole boat design and assuring whole boat safety.
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