Mechanical Design Engineer: Machining, FEA & DoE

L&T Technology Services; Fareham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

L&T Technology Services in Fareham, UK is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in machining. You will review designs, drawings and BoMs, evaluate manufacturing processes, perform GD&T, and use AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor for design validation.

The role involves DFx, FEA basics, DoE support, and collaboration across design, manufacturing and supplier teams. The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust designs, manufacturability and timely

Qualifications

• Review mechanical designs and engineering drawings for existing variants.
• Assess manufacturing processes, including aluminium machining and casting.
• Perform GD&T reviews and tolerance stack-up analysis.

Responsibilities

• Review mechanical designs, engineering drawings, and BoMs for existing product variants.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes, including aluminium machining, casting, and elastomer gasket applications.
• Perform GD&T reviews, dimensional analysis, and complex tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Use AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor for mechanical design review and validation.
• Develop mechanical development plans, structural safety analysis reports, and mechanical FMEAs.
• Review material selections and investigate material changes, supplier concessions, fatigue, wear, creep, thermal issues, and manufacturing defects.
• Validate Mechanical Requirements Documents (MRDs) against applicable standards and assess the impact of Product Requests (PRs) on existing requirements.
• Prepare procurement specifications, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Apply Design for Excellence (DFx) principles and basic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to improve product performance and manufacturability.
• Identify design weaknesses and implement corrective actions through FMEA and structured problem-solving methods.
• Support product assembly, fault-finding, Design of Experiments (DoE), PFMEA, and Value Stream Mapping.
• Review Mechanical Verification Test Plans (MVTPs) and Mechanical Verification Test Reports (MVTRs).
• Manage engineering baselines, configuration changes, fit-form-function assessments, certification impacts, and release documentation.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and system engineering teams.

Skills

GD&T

Mechanical design

Problem solving

Education

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

FEA basics

Job description

L&T Technology Services in Fareham, UK is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in machining. You will review designs, drawings and BoMs, evaluate manufacturing processes, perform GD&T, and use AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor for design validation.

The role involves DFx, FEA basics, DoE support, and collaboration across design, manufacturing and supplier teams. The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust designs, manufacturability and timely