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Job Description - Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Stevenage / Bristol

Rate: £50 p/h - We are booking interviews next week! Please call or email for a slot

An opportunity to become part of one of Europe's top Defence organisations, 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.

The Role:

So, what will you be doing as a Mechanical Design Engineer?

  • 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

What are we looking for in our next Mechanical Design Engineer?

  • 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.

My client is keen to get this position filled ASAP, so if you feel you have the skills and desire to provide passion and drive as the next Mechanical Design Engineer, this is the opportunity for you!

So, if you are interested in joining a well-established, renowned, globally recognised organisation working with experts in their field as the next Mechanical Design Engineer, hit that apply button now!

***PLEASE NOTE***

Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy

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