Your new company

Hays Engineering is working with a global leader in premium aircraft seating, headquartered in Portadown. Renowned for its innovation, craftsmanship, and engineering excellence, the company designs and manufactures cutting-edge seating solutions for the world’s leading airlines. With a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement, Thompson Aero offers a dynamic and collaborative working environment where engineering professionals can thrive. Joining this team means contributing to world-class products that shape the future of air travel.

Your new role

• Liaising with 3rd party vendors in support of projects.
• Supporting prototyping for new projects considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints.
• Creating relevant documentation, such as Test Plans and Reports for electrical testing of seats.
• Supporting customer meetings as required.
• Providing end to end support on an electrical basis throughout the lifecycle of projects.
• Supporting the Engineering team to achieve key milestone dates and work with internal stakeholders to assist with production investigating, troubleshooting, and resolution of build and test issues.
• Supporting change management through research, concepts, design reviews, trade studies, impact analysis and implementation.

What you'll need to succeed

• Hold a relevant Degree/Apprenticeship (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or a minimum of 2 years working in an engineering environment
• Previous experience with one of the design software packages such as AutoCad, Pro E, Solidworks, Catia etc
• Proficient with MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with customers, manufacturing, suppliers and production
• Results driven with a can-do attitude to ensure solutions
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers

Desirable

• Experience of Electrical Design within a design and manufacturing environment
• Previous 3D Harness routing or Pipe routing experience
• Previous experience writing test plans/reports

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (linked to company performance)
• 33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years' service)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexi time working
• £5,000 employee referral bonus
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme at x4 gross salary
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business – Corporate Member
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Local charity / sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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