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2421-1 Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Stevenage, UK
£50 – £50 per Hour

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. This role would suit a Mechanical Design Engineer who comes from a strong Defence or Aerospace background has strong Creo / PRO-E skills. Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote (flexible on start and finish time) 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 and then ongoing and long-term 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 Knowledge of several of the following…………….. • 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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