Graduate/ Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

TRIUMPH; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Triumph is seeking a Graduate/Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join its Actuation Products team. The role focuses on hydraulic actuation products, control valves, and electro-mechanical systems for aerospace, marine, and military applications.

You will apply university-honed engineering skills with a plan to grow in hydraulic and aerospace engineering. Based at Deeside or Cheltenham, the role involves design documentation, testing support, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Essential: BEng/BSc in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Automotive.
• UK national with ability to obtain BPSS/SC clearances.
• Good communication skills and MS Technologies.
• Hands-on experience with assembly using hand tools.
• Desirable: hydraulic/electro-mechanical aerospace systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify design documentation for existing and new products.
• Conduct trade studies to support development testing and production.
• Interface with internal customers to meet project deliverables.
• Support test engineering in operation and design of test rigs and equipment.
• Interpret customer requirements and assist with design compliance matrices.
• Identify technical risks and present solutions at reviews.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams and corrective actions.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Hands-on

SolidWorks

Geometric tolerancing

Hydraulic design

Aerospace knowledge

Education

BEng/ BSc in Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

SolidWorks

Windchill

Simulink

MathCAD

Ansys

Job description

Post: Graduate/ Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible to: Engineering Manager

Responsible for: Mechanical Design

Location: Deeside, Flintshire, UK, office based or Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

working Schedule: Nominally 37 hours per week over 4 or 5 days per week, additional hours may be required as necessary to meet business commitments.

Travel: UK and/or Overseas travel to customers and other Triumph sites.

Language skills: English, other languages desirable.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Graduate/ Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team.

Working within a well-established Actuation Products team the engineer will contribute toward the development of existing and NPI hydraulic actuation products and/ or hydraulic control valves and/ or electro-mechanical products for aerospace, marine and military applications. The role requires the application of engineering skills established during university with a plan to grow the engineer’s knowledge and understanding of hydraulic and electro-mechanical aerospace engineering.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Development and modification of design documentation supporting existing and NPI products.
• Conduct trade studies and investigations in support of technical issues in development testing and production.
• Interfacing with internal customers (Operations, Supply Chain, etc.) to achieve project deliverable.
• Actively support development test engineering in operation and design of test rigs and equipment.
• Assist in the interpretation of customer's requirements/specifications.
• Support and develop the design of products and associated requirement compliance matrices.
• Identify and communicate technical risks to projects stakeholders.
• Presentation of technical solutions at internal and external design reviews.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams and support problem solving and corrective action activities to resolve design issues, Acceptance Test Procedure failures and customer returns/failures.
• Support engineering changes, using Documentation Control Tools. [Windchill].

Technical Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of problem-solving capability and methods
• Evidence of ‘hands-on’ experience, i.e., assembly / disassembly of products using hand tools.
• Experience with Design software packages - CAD software – ideally SOLIDWORKS
• Experience of metallic component design, including an appreciation of geometric tolerancing, standards and methods.
• (Desirable) Experience with Analysis software – MathCAD, Simulink, SIMSCAPE, Ansys, ADAMS
• (Desirable) Knowledge of hydraulic systems and design, more specifically relative to aerospace engineering.
• (Desirable) Knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and design, more specifically relative to aerospace engineering.
• (Desirable) An appreciation of Reliability, Safety / Airworthiness, Production methods, Materials and Processes, and Stress and Performance analysis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: BEng / BSc in Engineering subject, i.e., Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, etc.

Desirable: Industry body recognised accreditation, i.e., incorporated, or chartered engineer status.

Essential

• Evidence of being a good communicator
• Good technical skills with MS Technologies
• Strongly task-driven/multi-tasking
• Pro‑active learner
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Self‑motivated
• Sound problem analysis and problem‑solving skills

Desirable

• Previous experience working in a business environment, more specifically within an engineering setting, i.e., work placement, etc.
• Performance and analysis experience.
• Evidence of design application, whether via placement or university project.
• Hydraulic design and fluid dynamics.

Personal Qualities

• Candidate must be a UK national, capable of attaining BPSS and SC clearances.
• Team player prepared to work to achieve results.
• Highly energetic
• High level of initiative
• Able to prioritise and multi-task.
• Professional and confident
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly self‑motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem‑solving abilities.