Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Amesbury, England, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent – Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF19956
At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will lead the delivery of mechanical design solutions and take ownership of delivery on complex tasks, requiring high‑integrity engineering and managing complex, unusual tasks involving significant challenges. Day‑to‑day, you’ll support numerous aircraft modifications and ship designs. Each team will have unique engineering focuses and will explore and test the problem space thoroughly, guiding others in generating their own hardware solutions and lead and coordinate the reviews and testing of these ideas at design reviews.
Responsibilities
* Guiding others and corral SME's at Design Reviews and hold pre‑reviews
* Responsible for bringing together and chairing Engineering reviews
* Delivery: Directly Contributes to continuous improvement
* Technical: Providing advice or presentation to customers, stakeholders and peers
* Governance: Managing the quality assurance and authoring processes
Essential Experience
* Experience designing technical hardware solutions. Ideally from a regulated industry requiring complex problem solving, precision tolerances or specific domain knowledge
* Significant experience creating technical Drawings from 3D Models, working with suppliers, manufacturers, customers, and subject matter experts
* Function without supervision on a day‑to‑day basis and be capable of providing guidance and advice to less experienced practitioners
* Deep understanding of budgets, group behaviour, Patterns of behaviour and using this to deliver to time quality, cost Hazard Identification, safety cases and safety management systems
* Knowledge and understanding of engineering fundamentals
Essential Qualifications
* HNC/HND/Degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Product Design
Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
* Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
Eligibility
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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