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Manufacturing Engineer

KDC are now recruiting for one of our busiest clients based over in Yeovil. If you're an experienced Manufacturing Engineer looking for a new role this could be the perfect job you have been searching for!
Job Summary:
Help support our clients composite development programs as required by the Technical Director. Undertake manufacturing engineering support tasks as defined by the Principal Manufacturing Engineer. Achieve plan tasks and optimise production performance for a wide range of composite products and processes (new and existing) through technical project planning, drawing/model interpretation, customer/vendor technical interface, and coordination with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibility:
•Support composite development activities through the manufacture, inspection and testing of samples, components and assemblies.
•Support the output from development activities into production.
•Participate in funded (External/Company) material and process development programs.
•Provide Manufacturing Information Sheets, route cards, bill of materials and manufacturing specification data in accordance with company standards.
•Develop the most cost effective and efficient solutions that satisfy design to cost and design for manufacture best practice.
•Specify material requirements, define suitable methods of manufacture and identify and implement tooling and equipment.
•Develop processes to a production steady state standard that meets specification and design intent.
•Support design and customer reviews and other meetings as required.
•Support Production and Quality Assurance in resolving production problems and nonconformances.
•Utilise Lean Principles to improve the product, process flow, build cycle and waste reduction.
•Train employees on process, applications, and manufacturing specification data.
Personal Requirements:
•Relevant technical or engineering qualification or equivalent experience
•Experienced in scientific experimentation and reporting
•Understanding of Aerospace / Defence configuration control requirements with specific experience of composite material processing and component production procedures
•Computer literate, windows based and 3D model-based definition (CATIA preferred)
•Ability to develop successful working relationships, work on own initiative and as part of a team
•Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
•High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
•Continuous Improvement, zero defect and customer focused mind-set
•A good team player with a flexible attitude to work load

Key Words: Manufacturing Engineer, 3D Modelling (CATIA), Composite, Yeovil, Defence

Job Type:

Contract

Location:

Yeovil

Salary:

£30 - £35 per hour

Job Ref:

J141007

Junior Project Manager

Junior Project Manager, KDC

KDC Projects are looking to expand and bring in someone who has a keen interest in both Engineering and Aerospace to join their rapidly growing team!

We are currently looking for someone who has a keen interest in learning and developing their skills as a technically minded Junior Project Manager to join the current projects division of the KDC team in support of the Operations Manager within our busy Bournemouth Engineering office.

The role in brief,
Here are some of the main daily tasks which the role will entail on a day by day basis:
• Create and maintain project schedules with support from engineering team
• Internal and external highlight reports
• Dependency and risk management
• Customer liaison involving travel to customer sites

What we would like from you,
From yourself, we are looking for someone who has:
• A qualification in (or working to) Project Management
• An Engineering Degree or Apprenticeship
• Driver's license (our office is difficult to get to through usual public transport links)
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Experience dealing with Customers

If this opportunity seems like something you would like to be a part of, please do apply through the methods shown.

Or, get in touch with Brandon Goudie at KDC Resource directly on bgoudie@kdcresource.com. He would be more than interested in having a conversation and discussing this further!

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Dorset

Salary:

£20000 - £30000 per annum

Job Ref:

J140997

Marketing Executive

Fed up with your current marketing role? Looking for an opportunity in an innovative growing company? Then the role of Marketing Executive at KDC Resource might be for you.

KDC Resource consultants are experts in their field. That's why we're trusted by major global aerospace companies and the worlds most promising technology start-ups to find the right people to make planes fly, get rockets to orbit and to design the future of urban mobility.

However, we need to tell more people about our expertise and our achievements so that we can attract more clients, candidates and consultants. That's where you come in!
You will be reporting directly to the senior management, helping to deliver the marketing strategy for 2020 and beyond.
We have very clearly defined targets of what success looks like with regard to the outcomes of this marketing, and will be delighted to reward success!
Ideally you will have some experience of the following areas;
• Email Marketing
• Website management
• Content Marketing
• Social Media (organic & paid)
• Offline marketing
• Design skills
• Basic HTML

As a team we enjoy a fun working environment and are looking for someone who will fit in and enjoy the same.

Ready to start a conversation?
Just click apply now.

Thanks for considering a career with KDC Resource and we hope to be speaking to you in the near future.

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Dorset

Salary:

£20000 - £26000 per annum

Job Ref:

J140882

Team Lead Drivetrain & Low-Voltage Network

Are you a driven and ambitious Development Engineer with experience in leading and developing electrical systems? Are you looking for a new opportunity that will truly challenge you?

KDC is working with a futuristic aerospace company in Germany that has assembled a team of world class engineers who are currently working on developing a fully autonomous eVTOL aircraft. They have successfully completed several test flights and have developed state of the art R&D facilities.

Our client is currently looking for someone with expertise in developing electrical systems that can lead a team to develop state of the art technology.

Your Tasks:
You will oversee the development of our client's electric propulsion unit (electric drive, inverter, etc.), the On-Board Power (LV voltage network) and the EWIS. With your ideas you build the future of modern aviation. With a direct reporting line to our CTO, you are a key member of the development team. You will design and implement a safe system that matters for people all over the world, a system that will literally take off in front of you.

You will be leading the development of:
• The electric propulsion unit
• The OnBoard Power system
• The EWIS

As such, you will define safety-relevant requirements and functions with adequate methods (FMEA etc.). You will lead the electric propulsion unit team, organize the work with the team members and ensure people management.

Moreover, you will manage suppliers for the development of all the related equipment. And make sure to manage interfaces with all other system, especially High Voltage Batteries, Flight Control and Avionics system.

Qualifications
• MSc, PhD or equivalent degree in engineering (mechatronics, electronics, power engineering, aerospace, physics or related fields) or similar work experience
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in electric systems development, e.g. electric engine or operation system
• Track record of development of electrical components, ideally for Aerospace
• Knowledge of Aerospace standards (DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, ARP4754A…)
• Knowledge of system simulation required
• Experienced with team management
• Structured way of working, high sense of responsibility and accountability
• Team player, self-starter, flexibility
• Very good English language skills (written & spoken)

Our client offers a career where you'll have the opportunity to relocate to Germany and work with the most advanced technologies available within electric aviation, as well as the opportunity to shape the organizational setup right from the start.
This role is based in Germany and comes with a full relocation package, as well as a competitive salary and benefits.

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Karlsruhe

Salary:

Dependent on Experience

Job Ref:

J141004

CAD Design Engineer

KDC are working with an exciting defence company based in the Yeovil area who are looking for a CAD Design Engineer to support on a contract basis.

The client specialises in the manufacture of advanced composite structures for the marine defence industries, working with exciting technologies and materials to design and build advanced composite structural components and assemblies.

Due to project workload, you will be required check and approve every drawing, MIS, Tooling Spec and document going through engineering (understanding the intimate detail from all 5 Design Engineers, working through all tolerancing).

Background
Catia V5 experience
Composite experience
CAD checking experience
Surfacing
Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Due to the nature of the role candidates will need to have or gain Baseline Clearance.

For more information, click apply!!

Job Type:

Contract

Location:

Dorset

Salary:

£30 - £35 per hour

Job Ref:

J140998