Mechanical Design Engineer

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

The role is best suited for a Mechanical Design Engineer with a strong defence or aerospace background and strong Creo / PRO-E skills.

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Rate: £50.00 per hour

Location: Stevenage or Bristol – depending on your preference

Hybrid / Remote: 4 days a week likely onsite; 1 day remote. Flexible start and finish. Optional compressed 4 day week (Monday‑Thursday).

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, with ongoing and long‑term potential thereafter.

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Mechanical Design Engineer Job Description

An opportunity to become part of Europe’s No. 1 Missile Systems Designer, 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.

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.

Skillset/Experience Required

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• 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.

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