Mechanical Design Engineer

Morson Talent; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Stevenage seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer. This role involves carrying out thorough mechanical design and proving activities, supporting manufacturing and testing, and liaising with suppliers. Candidates should have experience with Creo 3D design tools and knowledge in various engineering processes. Join a team committed to pioneering design solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with design reviews.
• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities.
• Support manufacturing, resolving problems & defects.
• Support functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report on day-to-day activities.

Skills

Experience using Creo 3D design tool

Knowledge of manufacturing processes

Knowledge of tolerance studies

Knowledge of environmental testing

Knowledge of mass property calculations

Knowledge of material selection

Knowledge of FMEA

Knowledge of design for manufacture/assembly

Knowledge of environmental gasket sealing

Knowledge of tooling/fixtures design

Knowledge of structural design

Knowledge of Defence Standards

Knowledge of review processes

Knowledge of product lifecycles

Knowledge of industrial validation

Ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team

Job description

Overview of department:
An opportunity to become part of Europe s No. 1 Missile Designer, as a Mechanical Design Engineer. You will work closely with other functional teams, to develop products to meet our customer s needs. Within this role you will have the opportunity to undertake cutting–edge research of novel mechanical technologies to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Responsibilities:
• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.
• Planning and reporting on own day–to–day activities to meet project milestones.
• Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity

Skillset/experience required:
• Experience using Creo 3D design tool
• Knowledge of several of the following:
• Manufacturing processes
• Tolerance studies
• Environmental test
• Mass property calculations
• Material selection
• FMEA
• Design for Manufacture/Assembly
• Environmental Gasket Sealing
• Tooling/fixtures design
• Structural design
• Defence Standards
• Review processes
• Product Lifecycles
• Industrial validation
• An ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and be able to partake in or host design reviews.
• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.