Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Meritus Talent; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

MERITUS are recruiting for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join a defence-sector client on a 12-month contract from Stevenage. The role requires SC clearance eligibility and offers four onsite days with one remote day per week, working on cutting-edge engineering programmes within a collaborative environment.

You will deliver mechanical design across complex products, support progression to production, and collaborate with manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 days per week onsite in Stevenage with 1 remote day available
• SC clearance or eligibility required
• Experience delivering mechanical design across complex products and assemblies
• Experience in design reviews, testing and supplier engagement

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical design and development across complex products and assemblies as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Support progression of development designs into production and collaborate with manufacturing teams
• Contribute to successful delivery of challenging engineering programmes
• Lead or participate in formal design reviews and risk assessments

Skills

Creo 3D CAD

Mechanical design

FMEA

DFM/DFMA

Environmental testing

Product lifecycle management

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Stakeholder management

Defence standards

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join our client within the defence sector on a 12–month contract from their site in Stevenage. This role requires candidates to hold or be eligible for SC clearance and offers the opportunity to work on complex, cutting–edge engineering programmes within a highly collaborative environment.

PRINCIPAL MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER – GBP50 PER HOUR – STEVENAGE – 12 MONTHS – SC CLEARANCE – CREO – 4 DAYS ONSITE – SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS – SECTOR: DEFENCE

This position requires a minimum of 4 days per week onsite in Stevenage, with 1 day remote working available. A compressed working week may also be possible depending on project requirements.

As a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering mechanical design and development activities across complex products and assemblies, working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team. You'll support the progression of development designs into production, work closely with manufacturing teams and contribute to the successful delivery of challenging engineering programmes.

You will be involved in mechanical design, technical problem solving, supplier engagement, environmental and functional testing activities, and design reviews. This role requires a proactive engineer capable of generating and refining engineering requirements, supporting project milestones and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines.

Skillset/experience required:

What can you bring to the role?

• Strong mechanical design experience within a complex engineering environment
• Proficiency using Creo 3D CAD design software
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and design for manufacture/assembly principles
• Experience conducting tolerance studies and mass property calculations
• Understanding of material selection and structural design principles
• Experience performing FMEA activities and engineering risk assessments
• Knowledge of environmental testing and industrial validation processes
• Experience with environmental gasket sealing and product integration activities
• Understanding of product lifecycle management and engineering review processes
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Ability to lead or participate in formal design reviews
• Understanding of Defence Standards or highly regulated engineering environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to support manufacturing teams and resolve technical production issues
• Experience within defence, aerospace or other highly engineered industries would be advantageous