Sam Edwards Email & Phone Number

Bristol

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the mechanical build of machines, following and developing best practices to ensure the machines measure at sub-micron precision.
• Electrical and pneumatic integration of machines, working with 3-phase, single phase and 24v control circuits.
• Adapting designs to meet bespoke customer requirements through hand skills or manual machining.
• Travelled worldwide to commission machines on-site, getting them production ready using ISO and customer testing for V&V.
• Acted as the sole point of contact for the customer when on-site, providing progress updates, solutions to arising issues and machine specific training.
• Coached graduates/new joiners during their onboarding process.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Mechanical Design Engineer, Nova Systems International, July 2022 – September 2022Designing bespoke mission system solutions for rotorcraft, from bid to delivery and beyond.
• Conducted bid work for NPAS (National Police Air Service) proposal, taking early requirements and creating a concept and picture work to support the bid.
• Designing and drawing of mission system assemblies for DCCG (Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard), primarily on the rear operator console.
• Creating standardised methods for part marking and assembly management.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Delivered over £15,000,000 worth of material to customers through non-conformance assessment andsentencing of part functionality.
• Responsible for the technical justification and delivery of technical Drawing Alteration Requests, savingtime and money whilst maintaining the safety and performance required of world class products.
• Worked directly with internal and external suppliers to improve products, refine manufacturing processesand reduce non-conformance. Primarily with casting and fabricating suppliers, due to the nature of theproducts.
• Managed, mentored and coached new joiners to our team. This includes leading graduate placements,giving feedback and gradings on their performances during their time in my team.
• As the Improvement Leader in the Procurement Team, I have implemented and drove system/processimprovements focused on advancing the way we work, the team has now achieved a Green Flag OPS(Office Production System) award.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

• Specialised in designing Combustors and Casings, became Design Lead for these components.
• Created and delivered multiple part solutions for the latest Trent XWB and Trent 1000-TEN engines.
• My focus was on increasing component life capability and manufacturability, reducing recurring costs fromservicing, repair or replacement.
• Achieving the above whilst working with Aerothermal specialists to deliver a combustor which reducedemissions, minimised smoke and met the stringent EASA regulations.
• Determined requirements, creating concepts and delivering complete solutions, ready for flight all withinchallenging timescales.
• Completed bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Derby whilst working full time.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

- A world class apprenticeship, building strong foundations for my engineering career.- Practical experience, obtaining an NVQ qualification in Turning, Milling, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Assembly, CNC Machining, Electrical Fitting, Electronics and more.- Time management skills from balancing placement projects, NVQ and foundation degree work..

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

- First ever job, teaching the core values of working individually as part of a larger team to deliver a single goal.- Task management from having multiple customers to assist at once.- Interacting with the team and customers to understand their needs quickly.