Mechanical Design Engineer
Gloucestershire
Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Bristol, 4 days per week on-site; 1 day remote (flexible start/finish times).
Duration: 6 months (extension possible)
Rate: 40- 50 per hour (Umbrella)
IR35: Inside
Clearance: SC (potential BPSS start); UK Eyes Only
Overview
An opportunity to join a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting the development of complex defence products. You'll work closely with other functional teams to progress developmental designs into production environments, and support suppliers/manufacturing with technical queries and delivery against milestones.
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
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.
Salary: £40 to £50 Hourly +
Hours Per Week: Not Specified
