Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Contract Length: 3 to 6 Months with a potential to go permanent

Location: Oakley, Bedfordshire (3 days onsite a week)

About the Role

In this role, you will be heavily involved in the entire product development lifecycle-from early conceptual design and prototyping to integration, verification, and testing. If you have a passion for electric propulsion, eVTOL applications, and creating zero-compromise engineering solutions, we want you on our team.

What You Will Do

Design & Innovate: Drive day-to-day CAD design activities using CAE, CAD, and CAM tools to develop innovative product concepts, prototypes, and metallic/composite components.
Integrate Next-Gen Tech: Support payload and propulsion system integration (including all-electric and eVTOL applications). Work closely with the aircraft concepts team to assess performance impacts and drive aircraft-level optimization.
Own the Lifecycle: Contribute to design, integration, verification, and testing from concept through to final assembly and manufacture.
Ensure Quality & Compliance: Prepare and maintain rigorous engineering documentation, specifications, drawings (to recognized standards), DFMEAs, and risk assessments.
Drive Project Success: Support program management by estimating, planning, tracking progress, and managing dependencies to ensure work packages are delivered on time, on budget, and within risk thresholds.
Collaborate: Engage directly with customers to translate complex requirements into elegant engineering solutions while identifying opportunities to apply emerging technologies.

What You Bring (Required)

Education: A Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
Technical Proficiency: Extensive experience using SolidWorks, including solid modeling, surfacing, large assemblies, detailing, and BoM creation.
Engineering Fundamentals: Strong understanding of material selection (metallic and composite) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles.
Analytical Skills: Ability to perform first-pass engineering analysis, including basic FEA and CFD, to validate and guide your design decisions.
Hands-on Experience: Proven track record of supporting product development from early concept through prototype manufacturing, assembly, and testing.

Bonus Points (Desired)

Direct experience working within the aerospace, UAV, defense, space, or advanced air mobility (AAM) sectors.Apply today at Prasanna . merugu @ randstaddigital . com with your updated CV

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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed