Mechanical Design Engineer L4 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/domains