Mechanical Design Engineer

Dstl; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Mechanical Design Engineer, working on innovative aerospace projects. You will design cutting-edge high-speed air vehicles, utilizing advanced CAD tools and collaborating across disciplines. This role offers a chance to impact national defense capabilities and drive aerospace innovation.

Benefits

Career Growth

Innovation at the Forefront

Qualifications

• Experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with CAD expertise.
• Strong skills in thermal and mechanical design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of ground and flight test hardware using CAD tools.
• Support mechanical FEA, heat transfer, and CFD studies.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on aerospace projects.

Skills

CAD

Thermal Design

Mechanical Design

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

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Are you ready to redefine the future of aerospace?

We are looking for a seasoned Mechanical Design Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team developing next-generation high-speed air vehicles. Our project, culminating in a full-scale flight test, is at the cutting edge of aerospace innovation and is designed to give the UK a competitive advantage. If you have a passion for practical design, breakthrough technology, and working collaboratively across disciplines, this is the opportunity to make your mark.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Mechanical Design & CAD Excellence: Lead and support the design of ground and flight test hardware using advanced CAD tools. Develop product definitions, set tolerances, and release detailed drawings to ensure flawless integration with manufacturing processes.
2. Technical Analysis: Support mechanical Finite Element Analysis (FEA), heat transfer, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies to evaluate aerospace vehicle hardware during typical flight operations.
3. Design Validation & Optimization: Work closely with our aerospace structure team, validating design tools, setting up, and optimising assembly procedures while ensuring effective interfacing with all major systems.
4. Collaboration & Innovation: Act as a key interface between multi-disciplinary teams and external collaborative partners. Participate actively in design loops, prototype development, and manufacturing activities to push the boundaries of what’s possible in high-speed aerospace engineering.

Who You Are

• An experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with proven expertise in CAD, complemented by strong skills in thermal and mechanical design methodologies.
• Adept in cross-discipline engineering concepts including manufacturing, mechanical analysis, and product definition, bringing both technical rigour and creative solutions to the table.
• A collaborative innovator passionate about developing and demonstrating new technologies within research and development environments.

What We Offer

• Innovation at the Forefront: Join a forward-thinking team working on breakthrough aerospace vehicle designs that challenge conventional boundaries and impact national defence capabilities.
• Career Growth: Be part of a stimulating environment that values creativity, initiative, and proficiency, with opportunities to shape and influence emerging aerospace technologies.

If you’re ready for the challenge of driving aerospace innovation and contributing to a project that will redefine high-speed air vehicle design, we invite you to apply and take your career to the next level.

Qualifications

Degree level in an engineering discipline, either mechanical or manufacturing engineering.

Our work in defence, security, and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security, or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance, and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles, Developed Vetting will also be required, in which case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

Salary: £46,900 - £51,106

Important Information

Our work in defence, security, and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who can gain a high level of security clearance. Only UK Nationals can apply. If you are an international or dual-national candidate with suitable skills, consider applying to our government, security, or defence partners.

This role requires UK residence for the past 5 years (or 10 for certain vetting levels).