Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer – Mobile Surveillance Towers

SRT Marine Systems plc; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary and package

Private health care

Career Development opportunities

Job summary

SRT Marine Systems plc seeks a Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer for Mobile Surveillance Towers to own the design and integration from concept to production in harsh environments. The role covers mechanical and electrical installations, CAD design, prototype testing, and field troubleshooting.

The position is hybrid with office work in Bristol, remote work, and site visits to customers worldwide. You will collaborate across engineering teams and with suppliers to deliver robust

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience designing mechanical or electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own ruggedised mobile surveillance tower hardware design from concept through prototype development, qualification, and production realisation under demanding timelines.
• Own the end-to-end engineering process, translating requirements into robust, manufacturable products from concept and design through testing, qualification, and production release.
• Design and develop structural, mechanical, and electromechanical installations of sensors, mounts, enclosures, deployment mechanisms, and equipment interfaces.
• Lead design reviews, perform engineering analysis, and define and execute verification and environmental test plans.
• Design for operation in harsh environments, accounting for wind loading, vibration, corrosion, thermal effects, ingress protection, and long-term maintainability.
• Build and evaluate prototypes of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to transition successful concepts into production
• Investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Travel to suppliers, integration facilities, and remote test sites as required

Skills

Mechanical design

System integration

3D CAD tools

Engineering drawings

Testing & validation

Hands-on approach

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD software

Job description

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in the domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established, and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base. The company has a worldwide impact in the marine sector by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies "MDA", products, and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection, and sustainability. Our customers are global and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners. We are now entering a new and strategically significant phase of growth, characterised by the expansion of our systems to incorporate Land Border Surveillance Systems. Our new Sovereign Territory Surveillance (STS) Systems will play a crucial role in enhancing civil defence security through the deployment of advanced automated security infrastructures. Utilised by nations worldwide, these technologies facilitate the monitoring of sovereign land borders, thereby strengthening border integrity and national security.

Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers (Sovereign Territory Surveillance)

We are seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers

to own the design and development of mobile ruggedised surveillance tower systems deployed across marine and land border environments. You will own the full system design and integration package from concept generation through prototype development, testing, and production, delivering systems capable of operating in some of the harshest environments on earth.

Working closely with other internal SRT teams such as Systems Engineering, Product Management and Project Engineering, you will develop mobile tower structures, sensor payload interfaces, and associated infrastructure that support advanced surveillance capabilities, including radar, EO/IR systems, communications equipment, and autonomous sensors.

The ideal new colleague will be equally comfortable with the design of mechanical and electrical installations, CAD designs and engineering drawings, building and integrating prototypes, and troubleshooting in the field.

Please note - the role of Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers is a hybrid role, working both in our Bristol office, WFH and site visits to our global customers.

Key Responsibilities - Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers (not exhaustive):

• Own ruggedised mobile surveillance tower hardware design from concept generation through prototype development, qualification, and production realisation under demanding timelines
• Own the end-to-end engineering process, translating requirements into robust, manufacturable products from concept and design through testing, qualification, and production release
• Design and develop structural, mechanical, and electromechanical installations of sensors, mounts, enclosures, deployment mechanisms, and equipment interfaces
• Lead design reviews, perform engineering analysis, and define and execute verification and environmental test plans
• Design for operation in harsh environments, accounting for wind loading, vibration, corrosion, thermal effects, ingress protection, and long-term maintainability
• Build and evaluate prototypes of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to transition successful concepts into production
• Investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Support internal testing, customer trials, and operational deployments
• Travel to suppliers, integration facilities, and remote test sites as required

Requirements - Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers (not exhaustive):

• Self-starter with extensive professional experience designing mechanical or electromechanical systems
• Proven experience delivering ruggedised hardware products from concept through production
• Strong understanding of system integration, mechanical design, electrical design, environmental loading, and system testing
• Proficiency in 3D CAD tools
• Ability to understand and produce high-quality engineering drawings
• Experience planning and executing testing and validation activities
• Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines in fast-paced development environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical, hands‑on approach to engineering challenges

Highly Beneficial Qualifications And Experience

• Engineering degree in Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or Product Design Engineering
• Experience designing equipment for defence, surveillance, telecommunications, aerospace, offshore, or other harsh-environment applications
• Experience integrating sensors, radar systems, EO/IR payloads, communications equipment, or power systems

Benefits Package

• Excellent salary and package
• Private health care
• Career Development opportunities

SRT Marine Systems plc are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.