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.