Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer
Introduction
Join a cutting-edge engineering environment where your expertise will help shape complex, real-world defence solutions. This is a senior-level opportunity to lead from the front—combining technical depth with leadership impact across high-profile programmes.
Role Overview:
- Location: New Malden
- Package: Competitive Salary + bonus + strong benefits
- Industry: Defence & Aerospace Engineering
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Leading the end-to-end design and delivery of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems
- Acting as the go-to technical authority across materials, manufacturing and mechanical design
- Overseeing complex engineering challenges, ensuring solutions are robust, compliant and production-ready
- Managing project planning, timelines and technical delivery against quality and cost expectations
- Reviewing and approving detailed engineering documentation, prototypes and validation activities
- Collaborating with customers and suppliers to resolve technical challenges and build strong partnerships
- Mentoring engineers and developing team capability across the wider function
- Driving continuous improvement, risk management and root-cause analysis initiatives
- Ensuring alignment with industry regulations, standards and best practices
- Representing engineering excellence through internal and external engagement
Main Skills Needed:
- Strong background in mechanical engineering within defence, aerospace or maritime environments
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex hardware projects
- Expertise across the full product lifecycle—from concept through to in-service support
- Knowledge of mechanical design standards, materials and manufacturing processes
- Experience with structural, thermal or dynamic analysis (including FEA)
- Proficiency in CAD, engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Familiarity with DFMEA, DFA, DFM and continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience working with compliant materials and modern manufacturing techniques
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
What’s in It for You:
- Flexible and hybrid working, including compressed hours
- Private healthcare and cash health plan
- Performance-related bonus
- Holiday buy/sell scheme
- Ongoing professional development, mentoring and career progression
- The opportunity to work on meaningful, technically challenging projects with real-world impact
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