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Space Product Design and Supply Lead
2014-05-08 15:44:28| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Overall Purpose of the Job Team lead for the Space UK product design and production team, including the product supply chain, across Space UK Key Accountabilities Production of manufacturable and repeatable hardware product designs, to time cost and quality Production of compliant and safe hardware on time, cost and quality Support the Product and System Leads in the definition and execution of effective design Development and verification programmes of work, from bid stage through to delivery Contribute to the definition of Product Development Plans and Roadmaps Establish and execute Industrialisation Plans Roadmaps in line with the product level equivalents and the business strategy Team leader and line management responsibilities for the team engineers Responsible for technicians, including responsibility for sustaining and development of the teams technical capability and skills Establish a core Design for Manufacture and Test DFMT ethos within the team Actively promote to the wider Space UK team Champion DFMT from prototype through to end product delivery Supplier selection together with supply chain experts and Product Assurance Promote and lead continuous process improvement initiatives Support business development and sales activities Occasional foreign travel to Europe may be required for project delivery Challenges Evolve a design for manufacture mindset and method of working across the team Establish robust and reliable product supply chains Inform and challenge product and system level tradeoffs with respect to production cost Repeatability and reliability of delivery Determining a pragmatic approach to achieving solutions against conflicting performance, programmatic or budgetary drivers PERSON SPECIFICATION Education, Qualifications and Training Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering or technical discipline Desirable proven experience working in an equivalent engineering role Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required Experience in product DFM in a recurring, commercial engineering field The ability to work with minimum supervision, lead technical teams of engineers and scientists, able to work in a multinational environment, and have good written and oral presentations skills Experience of leading teams of engineers and scientists Ability to work at all technical levels from system to component level design, equipment build and test. Ability to effectively communicate with people at all appropriate levels within the organisation and externally with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders Desirable Criteria Knowledge andor experience of a lean manufacturing environment would be desirable Experience in design, development and verification of products for space flight applications would be beneficial Knowledge of space industry standards ECSS and bestpractice would be a distinct advantage Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IET Essential Personal Qualities High Integrity, lead by example, engaging and empowering your team Offer flexibility in work location and hours Problem solving innovative Team player Effective communicator Tenacious
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"iF Product Design Award" 2014 for Schaffner IEC Inlet Filters
2014-04-16 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The “iF Product Design Award” is one of the most coveted award in the world for outstanding design. This year, the jury of 49 design experts honored the Schaffner ultra compact single and double-stage IEC inlet filters FN 9280 and FN 9290.<br /> <br /> In the 60 years during which iF, first as an association and later as iF International Design Forum GmbH, has been organizing the annual design competitions iF Award as a perfect mediator between the worlds of design and business, ...This story is related to the following:IEC Connector Filters
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HARMAN Wins 19 Red Dot Product Design Awards for Design Innovation
2014-04-11 21:01:36| Electronics - Topix.net
HARMAN International Industries, Inc. , the premium global audio and infotainment group, announced today that 19 of its audio products have been selected as winners in the prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 competition.
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Electronic Hardware Corporation Featured in Product Design & Development Magazine
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Modifying an off-the-shelf control knob used in avionic systems stopped repeated service calls for a major maker of commercial combination heating and air conditioning rooftop units. Electronic Hardware Corporation (EHC) was able to change its standard PT70 control knob to fit on a small circuit board inside the different HVAC models.<br /> <br /> While the conversion project took nearly a year, other alternatives were not possible. According to Steve Sgammato, president of EHC, "There was not ...This story is related to the following:Custom Knobs | Appliance Knobs |
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Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Receives the Red Dot Product Design Award for the PHOENIX L500i
2014-03-24 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The Red Dot Design Award, the "Red Dot", is an internationally recognized quality label for excellent design<br /> <br /> The results of the annual Red Dot Product Design Awards are in – and Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has won this prestigious award for the design of the leak detector PHOENIX L500i. Searching for the best performances and excellence in the field of product design, the jury of the Red Dot Award recognized Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum's efforts for an intelligent and innovative ...This story is related to the following:Leak Detectors
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