Industrial Placement: Mechanical Design Engineer

Leonardo UK Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave pro rata

Pension scheme up to 15%

Mental health support

Access to 4,000+ online courses

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd. offers an Industrial Placement Mechanical Engineer year-long opportunity in Bristol, with a salary of £26,228 and dedicated coaching to reach placement objectives. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team across the product lifecycle and may receive a graduate offer upon successful completion.

The role emphasises hands-on design, teamwork, and adherence to project budgets and schedules, with on-site learning and strong security compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Be a self-motivated individual, willing to take on new challenges and drive continuous personal development.
• Strong communication skills across a variety of mediums i.e. written, verbal, digital, etc.
• The ability to develop effective working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Appreciate the principals of Mechanical engineering design
• Ability to problem solve and engage in concurrent engineering
• Some knowledge of using CAD and Analysis tools
• Customer focused
• Appreciate DFx, mechanical production processes and techniques

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Mechanical design and development
• Work within the integrated project team, providing accurate mechanical engineering output and assisting in the provision of technical information to ensure informed decision-making
• Support and facilitate reviews
• Liaison with other engineering functions for example systems, electrical, quality and production to ensure product & customer requirements are fully satisfied
• Perform ‘hands on’ mechanical design and development using 3D CAD or Analysis software
• Deliver design solutions against requirements, within budget and timescales
• Create documentation in line with BS8888, including appropriate use of GD&T, to support manufacture, test and inspection of Mechanical item
• Manage design documentation through the company PDM system

Skills

Self-motivated

Strong communication

Stakeholder relationships

DFx understanding

Problem solving

CAD knowledge

Analysis tools familiarity

Tools

CAD

Analysis tools

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd. offers an Industrial Placement Mechanical Engineer year-long opportunity in Bristol, with a salary of £26,228 and dedicated coaching to reach placement objectives. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team across the product lifecycle and may receive a graduate offer upon successful completion.

The role emphasises hands-on design, teamwork, and adherence to project budgets and schedules, with on-site learning and strong security compliance requirements.