Graduate Design Engineer: Mechanical CAD & FEA

Cessna Aircraft Company; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work–life balance with every other Fri

30 days annual leave

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Perks at Work discounts

Onsite golf course

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles, manufacturing at our Ipswich facility, is seeking a Design Engineer I to support mechanical design across projects. You will work under senior engineers to develop reliable, cost-effective, and manufacturable solutions that meet performance targets.

The role emphasizes CAD design, DFMEA awareness, and collaboration with manufacturing. A engineering degree and hands-on prototyping exposure are desirable for progression within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ideally Mechanical) or equivalent.
• Experience designing with steels, plastics, and alloys.
• Exposure to prototyping, testing, or design-for-manufacture is desirable.
• Knowledge of DFME and PFMEA.
• Proficiency in CAD software (NX preferred).
• Familiarity with FEA tools (ANSYS) for basic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Produce mechanical designs meeting technical, performance, reliability, and cost targets.
• Create and maintain drawings, BOMs, assembly instructions, and publications.
• Apply best-practice design principles and in-house standards.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Production teams to ensure designs are manufacturable.
• Support testing and validation activities to verify design performance.
• Assist in developing test plans and interpreting results.

Skills

CAD NX

FEA ANSYS

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

ANSYS

Job description

Textron Specialized Vehicles, manufacturing at our Ipswich facility, is seeking a Design Engineer I to support mechanical design across projects. You will work under senior engineers to develop reliable, cost-effective, and manufacturable solutions that meet performance targets.

The role emphasizes CAD design, DFMEA awareness, and collaboration with manufacturing. A engineering degree and hands-on prototyping exposure are desirable for progression within the team.