Arctic Field Mechanical Engineer — Hands-On & Impactful

Arctic Research and Development; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Private health insurance

Dental & vision

Equity options

Field exposure

Mission-driven culture

Job summary

Arctic Research and Development seeks a Junior Mechanical Engineer to design, build and deploy rugged hardware for field-ready energy systems and autonomous platforms. You’ll start hands-on, assembling units and testing them in workshop environments, feeding results back into design updates under the guidance of senior engineers.

You’ll gain experience from a small, growing team, contributing to multi‑unit production runs and evolving products while developing CAD models, engineering drawings,

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent training.
• Hands-on experience building, assembling or fabricating mechanical assemblies.
• Ability to understand forces and loads and carry out hand calculations.
• Ability to produce engineering drawings and 3D CAD models.
• Willingness to perform build and technician work as part of the role.
• Comfortable owning tasks on a project with guidance from senior engineers.
• Desirable: experience planning tests on mechanical hardware and small-batch production.
• Future: eligible for UK SC security vetting in future projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and assemble product units through multi-unit production runs.
• Run test phases alongside each build and record results.
• Translate workshop learnings into design updates with senior engineers.
• Produce engineering drawings and CAD models, and perform load calculations.
• Move on to additional products after current product is established.

Skills

Hands-on workshop experience

Engineering hand calculations

Engineering drawings

Education

Mechanical engineering degree (BEng or above)

Tools

CAD

Job description

Arctic Research and Development seeks a Junior Mechanical Engineer to design, build and deploy rugged hardware for field-ready energy systems and autonomous platforms. You’ll start hands-on, assembling units and testing them in workshop environments, feeding results back into design updates under the guidance of senior engineers.

You’ll gain experience from a small, growing team, contributing to multi‑unit production runs and evolving products while developing CAD models, engineering drawings,