Mechanical Design Engineer – Missile Systems (On‑Site)

Meritus Talent; West of England; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritus Talent is recruiting a Mechanical Design Engineer for a Bristol site role in the sovereign defence industry. The position is an initial 6‑month contract, 37 hours per week, on‑site with a single stage interview process.

You will design and prove mechanical solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs, and support manufacturing and testing activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with tolerance studies and mass property calculations.
• Experience with Design for Manufacture/Assembly (DfMA).
• Knowledge of environmental testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities for prime and variant products.
• Support manufacturing to resolve manufacturing problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report day-to-day activities to meet milestones.
• Contribute to requirements generation and design reviews.

Skills

Mechanical design

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Design reviews

Project planning

Manufacturing processes

FMEA

Tools

Creo 3D design tool

Job description

Meritus Talent is recruiting a Mechanical Design Engineer for a Bristol site role in the sovereign defence industry. The position is an initial 6‑month contract, 37 hours per week, on‑site with a single stage interview process.

You will design and prove mechanical solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs, and support manufacturing and testing activities throughout the project lifecycle.