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Posted 6 days ago
Design Structures Approver
BELCAN
📍 Chester
💷 £44 - £50/hourOtherHybridContract
Job description
<p></p><p><strong>Design Structures Approver</strong></p><p><strong>Contract Aerospace Broughton (On-site / Hybrid)</strong></p><p><strong>12 Month Contract (Inside IR35)£44-£50 per hour (Umbrella / PAYE equivalent)</strong></p><p></p><p>Are you an experienced Design Structures Approver looking to work at the heart of complex aerospace manufacturing? This is an opportunity to play a critical role in delivering high-quality structural design solutions within a fast-paced, production-driven environment.</p><p></p><p>You'll join a highly skilled engineering team supporting a major UK aerospace manufacturing site, providing hands-on design leadership, approvals, and technical solutions that directly impact production, quality, and airworthiness.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>In this role, you'll act as a design approval signatory, leading investigations and approving structural design solutions across a variety of production and modification activities. You'll work closely with manufacturing, configuration, and wider engineering stakeholders to ensure designs are safe, compliant, and optimised for delivery.</p><p></p><p>This position offers long-term contract stability, paid overtime, and the chance to influence major structural decisions on live aircraft programmes.</p><p></p><p><strong>What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>Leading and approving structural design solutions for major and minor modifications</li><li>Acting as a technical authority and Design Approval signatory</li><li>Providing expert guidance on design investigations, flow mods, and works queries</li><li>Ensuring all designs meet airworthiness, safety, and configuration requirements</li><li>Supporting production teams with responsive, practical engineering solutions</li><li>Mentoring engineers and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives</li><li>Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver integrated design outcomes</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>Industry-recognised Design Approval / Design Signatory delegation</li><li>Strong structures background within aerospace</li><li>Previous experience working within large aerospace OEM environments</li><li>Confident operating as a technical lead and decision maker</li><li>Comfortable working on-site within a manufacturing setting</li><li>Proactive, resilient, and delivery-focused approach</li></ul><p></p><p>If you're a Design Structures Approver ready to take on a high-impact, long-term aerospace contract, we'd love to hear from you.Apply now or get in touch to discuss the role in confidence</p><p></p><p></p><p>This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan</p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?G5Q9wNewzuPutl1HdVbayvIyVsqvDfU%2bm" width="0" height="0" />