Contract Mechanical Design Engineer - Creo, Defence Systems

Morson Edge; Filton; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join Europe’s No. 1 missile systems designer. You will develop products with a cross-functional team, progressing designs from development into production while collaborating with suppliers on technical queries.

Key tasks include design, manufacturing support, environmental testing, and driving design reviews within a multi-disciplinary environment. On-site, 12-month contract with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• A mixture of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies, environmental test, mass property calculations, material selection, FMEA, and Design for Manufacture/Assembly.
• Experience in handling Environmental Gasket Sealing and Structural design, with Defence Standards.
• Ability to work within a multifunctional engineering team and participate in design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities for prime and variant products (parts and assemblies).
• Support manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Clarify and generate requirements, challenging extraneous ones to reduce lead time and design complexity.

Skills

Creo 3D

Manufacturing processes

Tolerance studies

Environmental testing

Mass properties

Material selection

FMEA

Design for Manufacture

Gasket sealing

Structural design

Defence standards

Review processes

Product lifecycles

Industrial validation

Tools

Creo

Job description

Morson Edge is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join Europe’s No. 1 missile systems designer. You will develop products with a cross-functional team, progressing designs from development into production while collaborating with suppliers on technical queries.

Key tasks include design, manufacturing support, environmental testing, and driving design reviews within a multi-disciplinary environment. On-site, 12-month contract with potential extension.