Mechanical Engineer
Location: Rochester, Kent 4+ days on-site per week
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + benefits
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to work on cutting‑edge systems within the aerospace industry.
Responsibilities
* Provide expert mechanical engineering support for design and development of new innovative designs through to fault finding, diagnostics and salvage of existing products.
* Lead innovation and provide technical direction to other engineers/technicians to develop ideas into detailed schemes supported by calculations and reports.
* Support risk reduction and qualification testing as required.
* Generate design concepts and solutions from first principles to meet project and customer requirements.
* Prepare and present Mechanical Development Plans, Design Scheme Data Packs and other engineering details for internal review and customer forums.
* Take a Design Authority role in checking and approving datasets (drawings/MBD) to ensure they meet required standards and adequately define parts for manufacture and inspection.
* Collaborate across all engineering disciplines, liaising with technical specialists as required, and support team leads, project managers and mechanical functional managers in preparing estimates for future design activities.
* Complete Design Authority level checks on the work of other mechanical engineers, including designs, design data, hand calculations and technical reports.
* Provide governance on the adherence of engineers and technicians to departmental and company policies and procedures.
Qualifications
* Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of other qualifications and experience.
* Meet the requirements of UK‑SPEC at the Chartered Engineer Level.
* Comprehensive experience of the full product design lifecycle, from concept through to production, within an engineering environment.
* Experience in preparing technical datasets (drawings/MBD) and design review datasets.
* Competence in the use of CAD tools to prepare design models, along with proficiency in the CREO CAD system and experience of Teamcenter, DOORS and JIRA (advantageous).
* Experience in leading a mechanical or cross‑discipline design team.
* Has lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and is eligible for SC security clearance.
Benefits
* Overtime
* 14% pension
* 25 days holiday
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