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Mechanical Design Engineer

Ref no. BHN547001
Location Stevenage, England
Start date ASAP
Job type Contract 6 Months
Job status Closed

Job summary

Our client a Aerospace and Defence contractor is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a contract basis at their site in Stevenage.

Key skills required for this role

Creo, Mechanical Design, Aerospace, Defence

Important

Mechanical Design

Job description

Our client a Aerospace and Defence contractor is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a contract basis at their site in Stevenage.

  • 6 month initial contract, likely to extend.
  • Hybrid working, 50% remote, 50% onsite in Stevenage.
  • Due to the nature of the role you must either hold SC Clearance or be eligible to obtain this.
  • £42 p/h Umbrella, inside IR35.

Responsibilities:

  • Undertaking mechanical design tasks for actuation systems
  • Managing the day to day mechanical design activities for actuation systems
  • Working with cross functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of the actuation system
  • Investigating and resolving design issues as they occur in the production environment and coordinating any remedial and corrective action plans.
  • Providing feedback to Mechanical Design Equipment teams on issues raised to ensure continuous improvement and best practices is maintained.

Skillset/experience required:

  • Experience of Creo 3D design tool an advantage.
  • Knowledge of several of the following:
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Tolerance studies
  • Environmental test
  • Mass property calculations
  • Material selection
  • FMEA
  • FEA
  • Design for Manufacture/Assembly
  • Environmental Gasket Sealing
  • Tooling/fixtures design
  • Structural design
  • Defence Standards
  • Review processes
  • Product Lifecycles
  • Industrial validation
  • Design of PCB enclosures
  • 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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