Aerospace Hardware Design Engineer (Hybrid)

Acron Aviation; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched contributions up to 7%

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme (Mental/

Group Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance 4x base salary

Referral Bonus Scheme

Digital GP

Holiday Buy/Sell up to 5 days

Discounts with cinemas and retailers

Onsite car park with EV charging

Job summary

Acron Aviation Training Systems is seeking dynamic hardware engineers to design and develop mechanical and electrical solutions for state-of-the-art flight simulators. You will work hybrid from Greater London, contributing to high-performance hardware with a strong emphasis on safety, reliability and meet customer requirements.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, lead technical work streams, and help drive innovative hardware capabilities in aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in hardware engineering with mechanical/electrical systems development.
• Proficiency with CAD tools and electrical design software; ability to create detailed drawings and models.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to design and development of mechanical and electrical hardware for flight simulators.
• Drive development of hardware capabilities focusing on quality, performance and reliability.
• Create technical specifications, schematics and models for mechanical/electrical systems.
• Collaborate with software, systems engineers and project managers on integrated solutions.
• Ensure hardware compliance with aerospace standards and safety requirements.
• Conduct testing, validation and troubleshooting of hardware systems.
• Evaluate new technologies and materials to drive innovation in flight simulation products.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Hardware troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Aerospace knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo/Pro-E

CATIA V5

NASTRAN

Ansys

Abaqus

Windchill

Teamcenter

Job description

Acron Aviation Training Systems is seeking dynamic hardware engineers to design and develop mechanical and electrical solutions for state-of-the-art flight simulators. You will work hybrid from Greater London, contributing to high-performance hardware with a strong emphasis on safety, reliability and meet customer requirements.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, lead technical work streams, and help drive innovative hardware capabilities in aerospace environments.