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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 45 - 50 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
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: £45 - £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/domainsBefore You Apply
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