Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom Peregrine Full time

Join us a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer for our client BAE Systems.
At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

How Specialist Talent Works:
At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The main duty of this role is to provide expert Mechanical Engineering support for the design and development of new innovative designs through to fault finding, diagnostics and salvage of existing products. As a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, you will have the ability to lead innovation and provide technical direction to other Engineers/Technicians to develop ideas into a detailed scheme supported by calculations and reports to demonstrate compliance with requirements, which will include support to risk reduction and qualification testing as required. The expectation of a Principal Mechanical Engineer is to provide a high-quality service to customers, on time and within budget with minimum management oversight, and be able to present the design detail directly to our high profile customers.

Using product knowledge and advanced engineering understanding, generate design concepts and solutions from first principals to meet project and customer requirements, this will be supported by sketches, hand calculations and associated data packs.
Prepare and present concise Mechanical Development Plans, Design Scheme Data Packs and other engineering detail for internal review and in a customer forum.
Taking a Design Authority role in checking and approving datasets (drawings/MBD) to ensure they correct to required standards, that they reflect design intent correctly, and that they adequately define parts for manufacture and inspection.
Take ownership of the design risk, and identify, define and manage work packages to de-risk areas of the product design early on in the lifecycle.
DOORS) and managing these through the engineering life cycle.
Work collaboratively across all engineering disciplines, liaising with technical specialists as required.
Manage the work of senior and junior mechanical engineers and technicians and take technical responsibility for the design solutions and technical data packs produced, and where required, track the completed work against time and cost budgets.
Complete Design Authority level checks on the work of other mechanical engineers, which will include designs, design data, hand calculations and technical reports.
Understand and provide governance on the adherence of Engineers and Technicians to departmental and company policies and procedures.
Support the Team Leads, Projects, and Mechanical Functional Managers, in preparing estimates for future design activities.
It may be required to travel and represent the company, providing presentations, carrying out product installation surveys etc., Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of other qualifications and experience.
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.
Experience related to areas including avionic systems, optical displays, mechatronics, electronics packaging, anthropometrics, design with composites, additive layer manufacture and test and measurement equipment, will be of value in this role.
A capability to use specialist dynamic, structural and thermal analysis tools is an advantage including validation of the output of these tools.
Experience in leading a mechanical, or cross-discipline, design team.
Proficiency in the CREO CAD system, and experience using TeamCenter, DOORs and JIRA, would all be advantageous.

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our commitment to diversity:
At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities.



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