Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Line Up Aviation; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 5,924,000 - 7,990,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer in Stevenage on a 12‑month contract. You will develop products to meet customer needs and advance designs into production while collaborating with suppliers on technical queries.

Role requires Creo 3D experience and the ability to work within a multifunctional engineering team, leading design reviews and ensuring progression of development through to production environments.

Qualifications

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.
• Knowledge of several of the following: manufacturing processes, tolerance studies, environmental test, mass property calculations, material selection, FMEA, design for manufacture/assembly, environmental gasket sealing, structural design, defence standards, review processes, product lifecycles, industrial validation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.
• Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity

Skills

Creo experience

Manufacturing processes

Tolerance studies

Environmental test

Mass property calculations

Material selection

FMEA

Design for Manufacture/Assembly

Environmental gasket sealing

Structural design

Defence standards

Review processes

Product lifecycles

Industrial validation

Tools

Creo 3D

Job description

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a 12 -month contract. As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer you will develop products to meet customer's needs. You will perform a range of engineering activities including progressing developmental designs into production environments and working with suppliers on technical queries.

Role: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Pay: £50 per hour via umbrella
Location: Stevenage
Contract: 12 months
Hours: Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: Security Cleared however can start on BPSS,

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.
• Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity

Skills/Experince

Experience using Creo 3D design tool

An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains

Knowledge of several of the following:

• Manufacturing processes
• Tolerance studies
• Environmental test
• Mass property calculations
• Material selection
• FMEA
• Design for Manufacture/Assembly
• Environmental Gasket Sealing
• Structural design
• Defence Standards
• Review processes
• Product Lifecycles
• Industrial validation

An ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and be able to partake in or host design reviews.

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best-known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.