FLEET DESIGN ENGINEER

Position Objective:

To provide senior technical leadership in the assessment and resolution of complex in-service issues, integrating design, structural, and maintenance considerations to deliver safe, compliant, and timely engineering solutions for customers and MRO organizations.

Main Responsibilities / What you will do:

• Lead the technical assessment and resolution of complex in-service issues, technical queries, repair initiatives, and technical publication changes, ensuring robust and timely responses to customers and MRO organizations.
• Integrate mechanical design, structural analysis, maintenance, repair, and operational considerations to support effective engineering decisions affecting product safety, reliability, availability, and performance.
• Take ownership of assigned engineering activities from initial assessment through final approval and release, ensuring compliance with applicable engineering processes, regulatory requirements, customer requirements, and technical delegation frameworks.
• Act as a senior technical reference within the Fleet Design team, applying the authority associated with the individual's Mechanical Design or Structural Analysis qualification and coordinating the contribution of other technical functions when required.
• Provide clear technical recommendations, identifying relevant risks, assumptions, limitations, and required actions to support effective engineering decision-making.
• Represent Fleet Design in technical reviews, engineering decision boards, customer and MRO discussions, audits, and cross-functional forums.
• Ensure that engineering deliverables meet the required standards for technical quality, regulatory compliance, traceability, and turnaround time.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less-experienced engineers, promoting sound engineering judgment, knowledge transfer, continuous learning, and the consistent application of technical standards.
• Contribute to the improvement of Fleet Design processes, methodologies, guidelines, and engineering tools, promoting the effective reuse of technical knowledge, lessons learned, and relevant in-service precedents.
• Identify and support process improvement, automation, and knowledge-management initiatives aimed at reducing response times, rework, and error rates while improving the quality and consistency of Engineering for Services deliverables.
• Coordinate with the relevant Area, Project, and Technical Function Owners to maintain alignment regarding technical priorities, qualification development, engineering methodologies, design criteria, tools, and quality requirements.

Who we are looking for:

• Education: Aeronautical, Industrial Engineering or related.

• Required Experience:

• • Minimum of five years of experience in Mechanical Design and/or Structural Analysis activities related to in-service gas turbine engines.

• • R2 or V qualification in Mechanical Design or Structural Analysis in accordance with the ITP Aero qualification framework.

• • Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance, mentoring, or knowledge transfer to other engineers.

• Required knowledge:

• • General knowledge of gas turbine engines and their operation.
  • Design practices and structural assessment principles applicable to gas turbine components.
  • Customer specifications and applicable aerospace regulatory requirements.
  • GD&T, functional tolerancing, dimensional inspection, and metrology.
    - Manufacturing, repair, and maintenance processes, including MRO shop capabilities.
    - CAD, PLM, and technical publication tools.
    - Project and task management fundamentals.

• Nice to have experience:

• • Experience assessing and resolving in-service engineering issues, preferably involving interaction with customers, OEMs, operators, or MRO organizations.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical activities and taking ownership of engineering deliverables from initial assessment through final approval and release.

• Languages: Advanced English proficiency, with professional written and verbal communication skills.

What We Offer?

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits, including:

• Grocery vouchers and savings fund.
• Annual performance bonus, school supply bonus, and holiday bonus.
• Life insurance and major medical coverage.
• Benefits above those required by law.
• Support for marriage, childbirth, and bereavement of immediate family members.
• Employee discounts at stores and gyms.
• Type of contract: Permanent.

At ITP Aero, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join ITP Aero.