Mechanical Design Engineer

Syntech Recruitment Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on design & testing

Lead role in projects

Competitive salary up to £45k

Growing business

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment Ltd in Oxfordshire is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer with a design focus for space applications. You will design lightweight, robust, low-cost mechanisms and see concepts through CAD to test campaigns.

You’ll build and test your own designs, de-risking with hands-on development and leading design work within project teams. A strong background in engineering and radar of regulated space environments is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Science.
• Experience in a highly regulated environment such as space or aerospace.
• Ability to plan workload across multiple projects and work autonomously.
• Comfortable doing physical build and test work to support R&D.
• SolidWorks, FEMAP, NASTRAN, ADAMS, MATLAB or Python knowledge.
• Desirable: experience with RF systems engineering and composite design.

Responsibilities

• Design lightweight, robust, low-cost, stowage-efficient mechanisms for space structures and operations.
• Work with customers to understand requirements and resolve design issues pragmatically.
• Reduce cost, lead time and risk across products through improvements.
• Carry out detailed design reviews to demonstrate robustness under operating conditions.
• Develop test plans and procedures with facilities and teams.
• Build and test new designs autonomously as part of de-risking activities.
• Support test campaigns and present test reports to stakeholders.
• Provide technical support to procurement, assembly and test teams and interface with manufacturing.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Quality mindset

Autonomous workload planning

Experience in regulated aerospace/def

Comfortable with hands-on build and测试

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

SolidWorks Professional

FEMAP

NASTRAN

ADAMS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: Up to c.£45,000, depending on skills and experience

We are recruiting a Mechanical Engineer with a design focus for this growing company.

You'll design lightweight, robust, low-cost mechanisms for space applications. You'll also build and test your own concepts, so this suits an engineer who wants to see a design through from CAD to test campaign rather than handing it over.

Benefits

• Up to c.£45,000, depending on skills and experience
• Design mechanisms for space applications
• Hands-on: build and test your own designs as part of de-risking
• A growing business where you'll take a lead role within project teams

Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities

Design lightweight, robust, low-cost, stowage-efficient mechanisms for space structures and operations

Work with internal and external customers to understand requirements, assess their impact on designs and resolve technical issues pragmatically

Reduce cost, lead time and risk across existing products through process improvements, design modifications and new technologies

Carry out detailed design reviews to demonstrate robustness across all anticipated operating conditions

Work to technical requirements specifications and design verification plans

Manage design configuration and associated technical documentation

Build and test new designs and concepts autonomously as part of de-risking activities

Develop test plans and detailed test procedures with test facilities and teams

Support test campaigns, oversee test procedures, analyse results and present test reports to stakeholders

Provide technical support to procurement, assembly and test, and interface with Manufacturing, Assembly and Integration teams

Take a lead role in project teams and present technical content, including at customer-facing meetings

Support bids and proposals with Business Development, and support project managers on budget, schedule and risk

Identify new suppliers and build business cases for integrating new technologies

Drive continuous improvement across products and processes

Mechanical Engineer Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Science
• Experience in a highly regulated environment such as space or aerospace
• Good understanding of one of mechanical, thermal, electrical or systems engineering, with familiarity with the others
• Familiarity with one or more of aerospace composites, gears, motors or mechanisms
• Comfortable doing physical build and test work to support R&D
• Able to plan workload across multiple projects and work autonomously
• Quality mindset with excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and proficient in MS Office
• Able to gain UK Government BPSS clearance
• Desirable: SolidWorks Professional, FEMAP, NASTRAN, ADAMS, MATLAB, Python or similar
• Desirable: composite design, manufacturing and inspection techniques
• Desirable: experience in a similar role in space, nuclear, aerospace or automotive
• Desirable: familiarity with RF systems engineering
• Desirable: SC or DV security vetting, or willing to apply
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to obtain BPSS clearance