Drawing/Design Office Manager

Drawing/Design Office Manager         
Job Description

About Your Opportunity:
 
In this role, you are a key member of the Defence Underwater Account who leads and develops a multi-disciplined System Engineering team through engagement, coaching and providing technical guidance to focus the team on the delivery of our programmes. You will supports the System Engineering Practice Lead to grow the technical capability of our people, processes and technology.

Your Responsibilities
Mechanical Background:

• Produce and review mechanical piece part drawings and General Assemblies (GA) using Creo Elements.
• Provide mechanical engineering support to the Mechanical Design Engineering team.
• Define and apply appropriate Geometric, Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to mechanical designs.

Electrical background:

• Produce electrical schematics using AutoCAD electrical.
• Provide electrical engineering support to the Electrical Design Engineering team.
• Develop component libraries to support schematics.
• Review electrical schematics in accordance with relevant standards and internal Computer Aided Design (CAD) processes.

General Responsibilities:

• Support the creation and management of Bills of Materials (BOM).
• Define and apply appropriate standards, materials and finishes in accordance with project requirements.
• Maintain documents and drawings through development and production changes.
• Support schedule and work package estimates, where required.

Your Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a Drawing Office Manager.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative, as well as within a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.
• Experience of working within a regulated industry (e.g. automotive, aviation, defence, rail etc.).
• Experience in the use of Windchill PLM.
• Understanding and working knowledge of Defence programs.

Overview:
Position - Drawing/Design Office Manager – Permanent
Locations - Burlington House, New Malden, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, UK.
Salary - £58k - £80k

Keywords: Mechanical drawing, General Assemblies, (GA), Creo Elements, electrical schematics, AutoCAD electrical, Bills of Materials, (BOM), Windchill PLM, Defence sector.

Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance or are eligible for Government Security Clearance.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a Permanent Role