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