Rachel Knight

Experience

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  University of Sheffield

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2011

  Aerospace Engineering Student
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  MBDA

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2017

  - Responsible for deriving and delivering the structural clearance strategy for the ASRAAM Missile including Platform Integration activities- Point of contact for the project team- Responsible for the planning and management of resources, producing plans and estimates, supporting cost to completion exercises- Conducting, delegating and supporting others with structural analysis tasks- Responsible for the management and development of team members - Designated signatory for drawings Show less

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer - Lead Analysis Engineer

    Nov 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    Sept 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Systems Design Engineer

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2013
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  National Composites Centre

  Aug 2017 - May 2023

  - Responsible for the management, development and resourcing of three direct and 20 indirect reports across three teams; Tooling, Design For Manufacture, and Manufacturing Engineering- Participating in quarterly people reviews, quarterly best practice sharing forums and business transformation projects- Responsible for department processes and supporting audits against ISO9001 including resolution of NCRs and continuous improvement activities- Engineering Architect for hydrogen pressure vessel capability development at NCC- Development of the five year roadmap for hydrogen pressure vessel capability development at the NCC and delivery of the technical programme of work- Technical contributor to successful CR&D bids including ATI and Horizon Europe Show less - Responsible for management, development and resourcing of a team of 12- Owner of the composites durability technology roadmap at NCC- Member of the engineering continuous improvement team- Member of the team implementing Microsoft Dynamics D365 - Conducting, delegating and supporting others to complete research, structural analysis and optimisation of composite components- Technical authority for a range of projects, responsible for providing technical direction and ensuring quality of customer deliverables Show less

  • Engineering Operations - Design Manager

    May 2021 - May 2023

  • Engineering Capability Lead - Structural Analysis

    Nov 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Research Engineer - Structural Analysis

    Aug 2017 - Nov 2018