Senior Design & Development Engineer
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£52,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2126 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 48% sure that is the right code. Acro Aircraft Seating Ltd is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2122 (Mechanical engineers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion to be the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.
Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.
Job Description
As a Senior Design & Development Engineer, you are responsible for owning and delivering work packages within a matrix structure, achieving on time product delivery and compliance to specifications whilst meeting customer requirements. You will work closely with other Acro functional teams and external stakeholders to ensure effective & efficient design and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Take responsibility for assigned elements of the seat design, ensuring parts and assemblies are designed to achieve an overall seat design that meets Aircraft installation requirements as well as achieving comfort, reliability, performance, aesthetic, cost and weight targets.
- Produce high quality 3D and 2D design definition using Catia V5 and SmarTeam, along with supporting documentation.
- Produce high-quality seat configuration and LOPA developments in accordance with Customer Program requirements, Airframe requirements and National Authority regulations.
- Drive problem solving activities related to design, development, quality, and manufacturing issues.
- Progress assigned work packages from concept through to supporting production, whilst ensuring they pass all validation and certification requirements, in collaboration with the Stress Analysis, Test and Certification functions
Skills and Experience required
Essential
- Strong Mechanical or related Engineering degree
- Experience of working on mechanical product development programmes
- Good knowledge and understanding across a range of manufacturing processes and materials.
Highly desirable
- Experience of aircraft interior or seating integration programs.
- Experience in LOPA development
- Knowledge of seating certification and OEM installation requirements
- Experience of developing and implementing best practice methodologies
- Experience of robustness and reliability testing
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension contributions up to 5%
- Healthcare cashback scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discounts
- 37.5 hours per week – 1 pm finish on a Friday
- Hybrid working (remote will be considered with requirements to visit the office in Northamptonshire when required)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join us! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.
Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Aerospace engineers (SOC 2126) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay- Median £52,468
- Going rate £52,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,700–47,200
ONS publishes no quartiles for this occupation, so the shaded band is a rough guide.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Acro Aircraft Seating Ltd holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2126 going rate of £52,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.