Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

JOB LOCATION:                              Stevenage

SECURITY:                                       SC – Potential BPSS start

DURATION:                                     12+ Months Likely to extend

TYPE:                                                Contract

WORK PATTERN:                           Onsite / 4 days a week on site; 1 remote (flexible over start/finish time)

PAY RATE:                                      £ 50 /hr (Umbrella Inside IR35)

TARGET INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES. Is Defence a must?

If not what industries can be considered
Defence/Aero would be ideal; other industries would be okay if skillset matches (Automotive etc.).
 

Overview of Department:

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.

Thank You.

Have a Great Day…

Kind Regards,

Karuna Kodiganti

Mobile: 07828 357 420

Desk: (0) 2380 011 168

Karuna@EndeavourRecruitment.com

www.EndeavourRecruitment.com