Mechanical Design Draughtsperson

Company: Tatton Recruitment
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Location: Stevenage
Job Description:

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

Rate: £45.00 per hour; Location: Stevenage; Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days a week likely onsite. The rest working from home; 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 Draughtsperson Job Description

An opportunity to become a member of Europe’s No. 1 Missile Systems company as a design draughtsperson in the mechanical engineering function, you will work closely with a wide range of project teams to develop definitions to meet our manufacturers and customer’s needs.

Responsibilities

  • Must have a strong background in the ability to create 2D and 3D definitions.
  • In this role, you will develop the 2D and 3D definitions working with the engineer, quality assessing the 3D models you receive for a variety of defence products.
  • Appointments will be made at an appropriate level based on skills and experience. Please bring examples of 2D draughting work to show in the interview.

Skillset / experience required

  • Ideally Degree, HND, or HNC in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with relevant industry experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of BS8888 Technical product documentation and specification, ISO 1101 Geometrical product specifications, ISO 5459 Datum and datum systems and similar standards and GD & T.
  • Ability to translate design intent from 3D models into high quality robust 2D/3D definitions and must have a good amount of 3D modelling experience. Knowledge in 3D annotations would be an advantage. (preferably CREO).
  • Experience of creating tooling definitions.
  • Experience of checking drawings.
  • Proven ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams across mechanical design.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and make technical decisions.
  • Ability to manage priorities. Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
  • Relevant 3D CAD/CAE experience (training provided on company tools).

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Posted: June 4th, 2026