Principle Mechanical Design Engineer

4 days ago


Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Matchtech Full time

Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK for 5 years.

Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company sites in the UK. Office site presence, anticipated 2/3 days onsite, depending on project needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Definition and management of Mechanical architecture, system and sub-system requirements and their validation and verification.
  • Responsibility for developing, documenting and delivering viable mechanical solutions for complex systems using the company engineering toolsets.
  • Creation and peer review of technical artefacts, including mechanical design documentation, design data packs, analysis reports, plans and procedures in accordance with our product development framework.
  • Define, analysis and document predicted mechanical functional behaviours and performance.
  • Responsibility for project mechanical test solution, and development of test procedures to support the verification of the product.
  • Led the mechanical integration, verification and acceptance testing collecting and presenting evidence as necessary.
  • Prepare and present mechanical technical solutions and estimates to stakeholders (internal and external)
  • Provision of in-service and production support to internal and external customers
  • May act as Project Engineering Lead (PEL) and/or Work Package Manager (WPM) on one or more projects
  • Support the continuous improvement of the Mechanical Engineering function, including processes and tools.
  • Support to Bids & Proposals by providing input on technical solutions, estimates and plans.
  • Adhere to the company's mechanical engineering processes and procedures.
  • Coaching and mentoring of more junior Engineers;

Experience needed:

  • Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.
  • Experience across the whole project lifecycle of developing mechanical solutions against design brief/requirements set.
  • Extensive experience in mechanical design and documentation using MCAD, MCAE, PLM and ERP toolsets (Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Windchill, IFS or similar)
  • A thorough understanding of key mechanical engineering principles e.g. material selection, assembly techniques and manufacturing processes.
  • Work package management responsibilities.
  • Preparation for, and participation in Product Design Reviews
  • Hands-on experience of designing complex systems involving multiple engineering disciplines and understanding of associated challenges and risks.
  • Successful delivery of reliable solutions to timescale and budget.
  • Hold Security clearance at SC level or eligibility to obtain it.

Experience in the following would be desirable:

  • Experience of Mechanical Integration, Verification and Validation activities.
  • Experience of designing products in the Defence domain (preferably Maritime).
  • Experience of using mechanical design analysis techniques and toolsets to evaluate different potential solutions e.g. trade-studies, calculations, modelling and simulation.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline-oriented environment.
  • Company overview:

Want to work for a successful business, who develop advanced specialist systems to deliver warfighting edge in the modern maritime and underwater battlespace?

The company have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

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