A Propulsion Technician must know the following:
The statutory and organizational health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations that must be adhered to in a propulsion environment
The risk assessment process, procedures, and documentation used within their area of responsibility.
How to communicate effectively, listen, question, support, and mentor others.
The relevant internal and external quality standards and procedures apply to propulsion systems' design, development, and manufacture.
The principles and purpose of quality auditing.
The core engineering principles such as mathematics, science, mechanical, and electrical/electronic applications relevant to their specialism
The importance of developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to meet all the relevant requirements, i.e., legal & code of practice.
How to prioritize their own and their/team's workload to ensure that targets are met and to ensure effective use of resource/equipment
The various data collection systems used and their formats.
The principles and application of Measurement Systems Analysis methods and techniques.
How to analyze and interpret first-line data accurately toto validate quality, draw conclusions, provide recommendations, and communicate with others in a recognized format.
The use, benefits, and applications of continuous improvement techniques and methods for engineering (such as Kaizen and Six Sigma).
It the importance for organizations to manage and monitor supplier performance, ensuring that cost, service, quality, and sustainability objectives are being achieved and their responsibilities in that process.
How to produce accurate, practical, and concise plans, presentations, and analysis of graphs/charts, processes, and lessons learned documents.
The Internal and external audit compliance requirements (such as TS16949 and ISO 14001)
Core Skills
A Propulsion Technician must be able to:
Manage risk and the application of Health and Safety within their area of responsibility
Communicate effectively, listen, question, support, and mentor others while promoting attention to detail throughout the propulsion development process
Manage checks on a test or build systems and Problem solve where issues arise
Demonstrate critical and analytical reasoning, robust planning, and task coordination
Lead the setting up of equipment and ancillary systems used for build or testing and, where applicable, carry out any required modifications
Ensure instrumentation captures high-quality data in a systematic and repeatable way
Carry out checks, measurements, and calibration activities following approved procedures and processes
Comply with internal processes and procedures to ensure equipment is fit for purpose, maintained correctly, and in calibration
Monitor and validate tests or build data quality
Implement proposals for a test or build plan modifications based on quality and quantitative data
Prioritise test or build output to maximize efficient use of specialist equipment
Manage all internal and external customer needs throughout test or build execution
Develop procedures and processes necessary to meet all relevant standards and requirements, i.e., legal & code of practice
Guide and develop other team members
Create internal test or build instructions and process documents.
Support the development of proposals to develop new/alternative technologies
Behaviors
A Propulsion Technician must be able to demonstrate the following behaviors:
Personal Responsibility & Compliance: Complies with statutory and organizational health & safety regulations and policies. Accepts responsibility for their workload with a responsible approach to risk. Continually demonstrates a high level of motivation and resilience when facing challenges.
Working Effectively in Teams: Create and maintain positive, professional, and trusting working relationships with the team and a wide range of internal, external, and connected stakeholders. Maintains the highest standards of integrity and ethics in all business relationships.
Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Maintain effective partnerships with suppliers and customers through the company processes to achieve sound objectives—open and honest clear communication using appropriate methods and consistently demonstrating a positive and respectful attitude.
Quality & Problem Solving: Strong desire to ensure that the root cause of a problem is identified and addressed, continually seeks opportunities to improve quality, speed, and efficiency while also demonstrating technical leadership.
Continuous Personal Development. Reflect on skills, knowledge, and behaviors and seeks opportunities to develop, and adapt to different situations, environments, or technologies and have a positive attitude to feedback and advice