Lead Mechanical Design Engineer – Aviation Refuelling

FLUID TRANSFER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-site parking

Company pension

Life insurance

21-23 days annual leave plus holidays

Health and wellbeing support

Discount portal

Job summary

Fluid Transfer International is seeking a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design, development and continuous improvement of aircraft refuelling vehicles and equipment. Management a small team of Mechanical and Electrical Designers within the engineering team.

Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Sales and Project Management, you will take projects from initial concept through to manufacture and delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in mechanical/production engineering.
• Experience in a mechanical design role within manufacturing or engineering.
• Proficiency with 2D/3D CAD tools (Inventor/AutoCAD).
• Experience with CAD data management (Vault or similar).
• Knowledge of sheet metal design, welding and GD&T.
• Knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic and fluid transfer systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop aircraft refuelling vehicles and related equipment.
• Create 3D models and manufacturing drawings, electrical schematics as needed.
• Improve existing designs for performance and manufacturability.
• Interpret customer specs and prepare proposals and tender docs.
• Create BOMs and liaise with Sales, Purchasing, Production and Quality teams.
• Support prototype builds, testing and validation; manage design projects end-to-end.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

3D CAD

Autodesk Inventor

AutoCAD

GD&T

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical/Production Engineering

BEng/MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Fluid Transfer International is seeking a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design, development and continuous improvement of aircraft refuelling vehicles and equipment. Management a small team of Mechanical and Electrical Designers within the engineering team.

Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Sales and Project Management, you will take projects from initial concept through to manufacture and delivery.