Lead Mechanical Engineer — Arctic Hardware & Field Deployment

Arctic Research and Development; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Private Health Insurance

Dental & Optician

Equity — meaningful options as anearly

Real field exposure — travel to Arctic

Mission-driven culture

Small team ownership

Job summary

Arctic Research and Development (ARD) near Cirencester is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to design, build and deploy hard-environment hardware for Arctic-ready systems. You will own end-to-end development from concept through production, with hands-on field testing and cross-functional collaboration.

You will push materials, sealing, and thermal design, travel to Arctic sites as required, and help set QA standards to ensure reliability in extreme cold.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hardware development for extreme environments.
• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with hardware portfolio.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and DFMA principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and deliver Arctic-ready hardware from cradle to deployment for ARD’s product-line
• Drive materials choices, joinery, sealing, and reliability under thermal/mechanical stress
• Lead cold-chamber and durability testing, with Test Engineer, for sub-zero climates
• Integrate closely with electrical, software, and deployment teams (systems, software, GIS, RF)
• Set QA standards to ensure our systems stay bulletproof in the harshest conditions
• Travel to the Arctic for R&D field testing and meetings with industry reps

Skills

Hardware development

Product development (DfMA)

Hands-on prototyping

Field testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

PDM

Job description

Arctic Research and Development (ARD) near Cirencester is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to design, build and deploy hard-environment hardware for Arctic-ready systems. You will own end-to-end development from concept through production, with hands-on field testing and cross-functional collaboration.

You will push materials, sealing, and thermal design, travel to Arctic sites as required, and help set QA standards to ensure reliability in extreme cold.