Graduate Design Engineer: Mechanical CAD & FEA

Cessna Aircraft Company

Ipswich

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 38,000

Full time

12 days ago
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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.

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