World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 3x Mechanical Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.
This role would suit a Mechanical Design Engineer who comes from a strong Defence or Aerospace background has strong Creo / PRO-E skills.

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Rate: £50.00 per hour
Location: Your base site can be either Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference
Hybrid / Remote working: 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote (flexible on start and finish time)
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ’time and a quarter’
Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Mechanical Design Engineer Job Description:

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.