Head Mechanical Engineering

Key responsibilities

• Own mechanical architecture, mechanisms, structures, frames, shafts, bearings, mechanical drives and material selection.
• Own detailed mechanical design standards, calculations, tolerances, drawings, BOM release quality and engineering change discipline.
• Lead DFM/DFA, VA/VE, localisation and sustaining/product engineering.
• Partner with Systems Engineering on requirements and interfaces; partner with R&V on validation plans and failures.
• Partner with Procurement/Supplier Quality on manufacturability, supplier capability and technical qualification.
• Own technical root-cause for mechanical field failures and permanent corrective action.
• Build mechanical design review, peer review and knowledge-management practices.

Experience & qualifications

• 15+ years mechanical design/product engineering; 5+ years leading engineering teams preferred.
• Strong machine design fundamentals, GD&T/tolerances, materials, drives, bearings, fabrication and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated DFM/DFA, VA/VE, localisation and field-failure closure.
• CAD/PDM/PLM familiarity and disciplined engineering-release experienc