Contract Mechanical Design Engineer – Aerospace
South Molton, Devon | 6‑month+ PAYE contract | Immediate start
We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support a growing production and sustaining engineering workload within a leading aerospace manufacturing organisation in South Molton.
Rates start at £35 ph PAYE (equivalent of £46.50 UMB/LTD), depending on experience. The contract may offer the option to advance holiday pay into hourly rate or accrue paid time off.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the Design Engineering representative to the Material Review Board (MRB)
- Assess engineering change requests and provide technical analysis and justification
- Support customer‑driven engineering changes and documentation
- Produce and update engineering drawings and CAD models
- Support production, manufacturing and sustaining engineering activities
- Collaborate with local and global engineering teams
- Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and engineering best practice
Required Experience
- Mechanical design engineering experience within aerospace, defence or another regulated industry
- Strong Creo and MicroStation skills (CATIA desirable)
- Experience producing detailed manufacturing drawings and engineering documentation
- Good understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis and DFMA principles
- Experience working with PLM systems, ideally Enovia
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
About the Opportunity
This is an exciting time to join a growing aerospace site that is developing into a European Centre of Excellence. The successful candidate will play a key role supporting product and production engineering activities within a collaborative global engineering environment.
Immediate interviews and start dates available. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and adhere to ITAR restrictions.
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