Mechanical Safety Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned firm in the aerospace sector seeks a Mechanical Safety Engineer who will ensure the safety of engineering designs and processes while working within a top-tier team. This role involves generating design concepts in line with international standards, effective workload management, and mentoring junior staff. The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including non-contributory pensions and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Non-contributory pension scheme at minimum 9% from employer

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays

Lunchtime finish on a Friday

Discretionary Christmas bonus typically 5-10% of salary

Childcare vouchers (via salary sacrifice)

On-site occupational health team

Annual appraisal and development process

Heavily subsidised canteen

Flexible hybrid working averaging 3 days office, 2 home

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Familiarity with design processes in aerospace/defense.
• Able to conduct technical evaluations and trade studies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of aerospace product portfolios through investigations.
• Generate design concepts adhering to regulatory and customer requirements.
• Produce commercial product definition information, including engineering drawings.

Skills

Knowledge of finite element techniques

Hand calculations for engineering justifications

Knowledge of GD&T to ASME Y14.5

Design for assembly and manufacture

Education

IMechE accredited Mechanical Engineering Degree or Aerospace Engineering Degree

1st or 2.1 from Russell Group/Redbrick University

Job description

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Ensuring safety of engineering design for mechanical systems at niche aviation engineering innovator in Uxbridge, West London where you will be literally saving lives! This family-owned firm, design and manufacture specific safety systems for aerospace clients and they are renowned for first-class products & services. You will be part of a top-gun team and work with the brightest and best of British engineers.

You will like

The Mechanical Safety Engineer job itself for a Mechanical Engineer in the Product Safety department at the Uxbridge site. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of aerospace product portfolios through investigations resulting in corrective and proactive continuous improvement of designs and processes.

This includes 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 company requirements. It also requires the production of commercially viable product definition information (PDI) including 3D models, detail, and assembly engineering drawings.

Effective workload planning, generation of technical calculations and corresponding reports, design 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.

Mentoring and training of junior personnel may also be required, depending on skills and experience.

A detailed job description can be made available upon application.

You will have

To be successful as Mechanical Safety Engineer you will have a good mix of the following:

• IMechE accredited Mechanical Engineering Degree Aerospace Engineering Degree or equivalent
• 1st or 2.1 from Russell Group/Redbrick University is desirable
• Generate competent Requirements, Technical Evaluations & Trade Studies.
• Hand calculations to support engineering justifications.
• Knowledge of finite element techniques using software.
• Know GD&T to ASME Y14.5 and associated standards.
• Significant expertise in design for assembly and manufacture
• Ideally design experience in aerospace/defence e.g. ISO 15288

You will get

As Mechanical Safety Engineer you will enjoy competitive salary likely £45K-£50K + Package!

• Non-contributory pension scheme at minimum 9% from employer
• Life assurance
• The equivalent of 25 days annual leave and 8 statutory holidays
• Lunchtime finish on a Friday
• Discretionary Christmas bonus typically 5-10% of salary
• Childcare vouchers (via salary sacrifice)
• On-site occupational health team
• Annual appraisal and development process for all employees
• Great working environment including heavily subsidised canteen
• Flexible hybrid working averaging 3 days office 2 home across business

You can apply

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