Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a 6‑month contract. As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer you will develop products to meet customer’s needs.

Job Details

• Role: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
• Pay: £40–£50 per hour via umbrella
• Location: Stevenage or Bristol
• Contract: 6 months
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 37 hours per week
• Security Clearance: Security Cleared, but can start on BPSS, UK Eyes only

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.

Skills / Experience

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool
• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains
• 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
  • 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.

Contact

Please send your updated CV to Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation.

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