Lead Mechanical Systems Engineer – Space Hardware (Hybrid)

Space Forge; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Hybrid remote working

33 days holiday

Pension 4% match

Volunteer days

Coffee & carbon-neutral office

Pizza pay day

Mental health support

Maternity/Paternity benefits

Job summary

Space Forge in the UK is seeking a Senior/Lead Mechanical Systems Design Engineer to steer the mechanical design across Space Forge's products and programs. You will lead a design team, define interfaces, and ensure alignment with electronics, thermal, software and MAIT teams through the full lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, drive digital twin practices, and enforce best-practice processes while collaborating with the Engineering Operations Manager to plan resources and schedules.

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Mechatronics or related field.
• Experience in complex trade-offs for design activities.
• Understanding of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Regulatory knowledge such as ECSS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain mechanical digital twin design and modelling processes across Space Forge projects.
• Define and implement mechanical design tasks to support full lifecycle with subsystems alignment.
• Ensure resource allocations to projects with Engineering operations.
• Collaborate with technical leads to define and maintain mechanical interfaces across product lines.
• Lead and mentor Mechanical Design team members and foster accountability.
• Enforce best practice throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Project management

Regulatory awareness

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Mechatronics or closely related field

Tools

Siemens NX

CAD software

Job description

Space Forge in the UK is seeking a Senior/Lead Mechanical Systems Design Engineer to steer the mechanical design across Space Forge's products and programs. You will lead a design team, define interfaces, and ensure alignment with electronics, thermal, software and MAIT teams through the full lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, drive digital twin practices, and enforce best-practice processes while collaborating with the Engineering Operations Manager to plan resources and schedules.