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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wool

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Wool, Dorset (On-Site)
Competitive Salary
 
A specialist maritime and defence engineering organisation is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead complex projects to support the Royal Navy.
 
You will take ownership of the mechanical design activity across the full lifecycle, contributing to system architecture, guiding technical direction and supporting the delivery of high-integrity engineering solutions across sonar, autonomous and underwater technologies.
 
You Will Be:

Leading the design and development of mechanical systems and subsystems for complex maritime applications
Defining and developing mechanical architectures and translating requirements into robust engineering solutions
Producing, reviewing and verifying CAD models, technical drawings and design documentation to the required standards
Supporting integration, testing and commissioning activities to ensure performance, safety and compliance
Conducting design reviews and providing technical guidance across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Collaborating with electrical, software, systems and supplier teams to resolve technical challenges 
Requirements:

Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Experience working within marine, defence or other high-integrity engineering environments
3D CAD proficiency, Solid Edge preferred
Strong understanding of mechanical design and FEA analysis, including stress analysis, materials and manufacturability
Experience with system level design, requirements interpretation and multidisciplinary engineering integration
Knowledge of design for reliability, cost and testability
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage various stakeholders
Experience in mentoring or supporting junior engineers would be advantageous 
Eligibility: 
Due to the nature of work at our client's site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who hold SC clearance or can obtain it.
 
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability again.
 
This is a permanent role

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