World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.
This role would suit a Mechanical Design Engineer who comes from a strong Defence or Aerospace background has strong Creo / PRO-E skills.
Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Rate:£50.00 per hour
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote (flexible on start and finish time)
Contract:37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Mechanical Design Engineer Job Description:
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.
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