2421-1 Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

This role would suit a Mechanical Design Engineer who comes from a strong Defence or Aerospace background has strong Creo / PRO-E skills.    



Job Title:  Mechanical Design Engineer

Rate: £50.00 per hour

Location: Stevenage

Hybrid / Remote working: 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote (flexible on start and finish time)

Contract: 37 Hours per week

Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’

Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)



Mechanical Design Engineer Job Description:



An opportunity to become part of Europe’s No. 1 Missile Systems Designer, as a Mechanical Design Engineer. You will work closely with other functional teams, to develop products to meet our customer’s needs. Within this role you will have the opportunity to undertake cutting-edge research of novel mechanical technologies to meet the challenges of tomorrow.



Responsibilities:



Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.

Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.

Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.

Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.

Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.

Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity

Skillset/experience required:



Experience using Creo 3D design tool

Knowledge of several of the following……………..



Manufacturing processes

Tolerance studies

Environmental test

Mass property calculations

Material selection

FMEA

Design for Manufacture/Assembly

Environmental Gasket Sealing

Tooling/fixtures design

Structural design

Defence Standards

Review processes

Product Lifecycles

Industrial validation

An ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and be able to partake in or host design reviews.

An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains