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Principle Design Engineer

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Expire in: 12 days

Job Description

Responsibilities Include:

  * Lead mechanical design of subsystems, ensuring alignment with overall product requirements and delivery timelines

  * Own the definition and evolution of wing geometry, balancing aerodynamic performance, structural integrity, and manufacturability

  * Develop and manage a database of load cases across classification societies and realworld conditions, translating these into design requirements

  * Define structural design philosophy and ensure compliance with classification society requirements (DNV, LR, NK, etc.)

  * Perform and oversee structural analysis to verify designs against requirements, including development of in-house analysis capability and methods

  * Build and continuously improve internal structural analysis tools, ensuring alignment with real-world performance and validation data

  * Lead technical engagement with classification societies for structural aspects, supporting timely approval

  * Act as the technical authority for stress and fatigue analysis within the team, supporting system-level decisions led by the Chief Engineer

  * Support and review work from junior engineers where appropriate.

  * Champion professional standards of engineering integrity, safety, and sustainability within the team.

  * Responsibilities may temporarily include supporting other areas of the business as necessary to achieve critical milestones.

Required Experience

  * Degree Qualified (Naval/Mechanical/Structural/Marine)

  * 5-10 years experience designing marine structures approved by classification societies.

  * Proficiency in Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor (or equivalent 3D CAD).

  * Strong experience in structural analysis (FEA and hand calculations) in a real-world engineering context

  * Proven experience translating load cases into design requirements and validated structures

  * Experience working directly with classification societies and driving technical approval

  * Comfortable working in highly dynamic environments with significant accountability

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