Mechanical Design Engineer - Engine Inspection Tooling (12m)

Manpower UK; Filton; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Mechanical Design Engineer sought for a 12-month contract in Filton, Bristol, to join a small, high-calibre team developing on-wing engine inspection technologies and automation solutions.

You will design and build inspection tooling, create and amend technical documentation, and coordinate between office and workshop teams, with occasional travel to local sites as needed.

The role requires strong CAD skills, quality-focused documentation, and clear cross‑team communication.

Qualifications

• Experience using CAD and reading technical drawings.
• Experience in a quality-controlled production assembly environment.
• Experience using Quality Management Systems and documentation to standardise working methods.
• Experience in the writing and execution of engineering verification and validation testing.
• Experience working in small, fast-moving engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Supporting in-house engineering, quality and production teams with various tasks such as, but not limited to: 3D CAD design work and drawing creation (Autodesk Inventor preferred).
• Authoring and updating technical documentation in relation to the Quality Management System, such as SOPs, BoMs, QA and Build Instructions.
• Component and system level testing.
• Working alongside Engineering and Quality teams to support Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis support.
• Continuously and effectively provide clear technical communication to all members of the team in the form of digital communications, reports and day-to-day conversation with a focus to maintain a friendly, cohesive and productive team environment.
• Occasional expensed travel between our local sites to conduct product testing.
• Clearly communicate technical functionality and requirements with those in non-mechanical and technical disciplines.
• And other duties as may reasonably be required, consistent with the post and company needs.

Skills

CAD design

Reading drawings

Quality-controlled environment

QMS documentation

Engineering verification testing

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer sought for a 12-month contract in Filton, Bristol, to join a small, high-calibre team developing on-wing engine inspection technologies and automation solutions.

You will design and build inspection tooling, create and amend technical documentation, and coordinate between office and workshop teams, with occasional travel to local sites as needed.

The role requires strong CAD skills, quality-focused documentation, and clear cross‑team communication.