Mechanical Engineer

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd; Denham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering firm is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to contribute to innovative projects that save lives. You'll ensure the delivery and improvement of product portfolios while collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and exhibit strong problem-solving skills along with attention to detail. Excellent benefits include a competitive pension scheme and personalized training.

Benefits

Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme

4x salary Life Assurance

Personalized training and development plan

Healthcare Plan

25-days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Occupational Health team

Workplace Nursery Benefit

Discounts platform

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering required.
• Experience in aerospace engineering processes is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve aerospace products through investigations.
• Generate technical calculations and design concepts.
• Support internal and external customers with consultations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving skills

Knowledge of aerospace materials

Experience in full engineering process

Education

1st / 2.1 Mechanical Engineering Degree

1st / 2.1 Aerospace Engineering Degree

Job description

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you’re providing aircrew with a means of escape in an emergency.

What You’ll Be Doing

Martin-Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew flying in the most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

Join us on this mission as a Mechanical Design Engineer working within our Sourcing and Operations Support Team. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of Martin-Baker product portfolios through investigations resulting in corrective and proactive continuous improvement of designs and processes. This includes investigating engineering issues, generating design concepts in line with regulatory and customer requirements and in line with the engineering specification, including associated international and military standards as well as MBA requirements. It also requires the production of commercially viable product definition information (PDI) including 3D models, detail, and assembly engineering drawings.

You will also be responsible for effective workload planning, generation of technical calculations and corresponding reports, change reviews and presentations is also required to support the development of the design. As is the necessity to work effectively with internal and external customers to achieve the optimum design through in-depth consultation with all project stakeholders.

The engineering you’ll be delivering to customers is world leading, and it saves lives. We want to learn from you. You’ll help us listen to customers; you’ll help them understand how they can best support our product, and you’ll be an expert voice who represents our business.

We’re a Company that saves lives. Join us.

Characteristics & Skills

• Committed to the highest standards.
• Good knowledge of materials and process used in the aerospace sector or equivalent.
• Experience of full engineering process, in particular mod classifications
• Problem solving or investigative knowledge.
• Have an eye for detail and getting things right.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values.

Education & Qualifications

• 1st / 2.1 Mechanical Engineering Degree Accredited by IMechE
• 1st / 2.1 Aerospace Engineering Degree

Your Benefits In Detail

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Personalised training and development plan
• Healthcare Plan
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Occupational Health team
• Workplace Nursery Benefit
• Martin Baker + (Discounts platform)
• Cycle to work scheme

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting/.