Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Akkodis; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Modis International Ltd is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for a long-term contract in Stevenage, with on-site presence three days per week. The role involves leading mechanical design activities, coordinating with manufacturing and suppliers, and advancing designs from concept to production within a multi-disciplinary team.

The engineer will use Creo 3D for design and validation, perform tolerance studies, and contribute to environmental testing and product lifecycles, ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience with Creo 3D design tool.
• Knowledge of BOM management.
• Ability to work in a multifunctional engineering team.

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 to manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report on day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Interpret and generate requirements, challenging extraneous requirements to reduce lead time and design complexity.

Skills

Teamwork

Mechanical design

Tools

Creo 3D

Job description

A Principal Mechanical Design Engineer is required for a long term contract assignment in Stevenage (3 days on site)

A Principal Mechanical Design Engineer is required for a long term contract assignment based in Stevenage (3 days per week on site)

Overview of department:

An opportunity to become part of Europe's No. 1 Missile Systems Designer, as a Mechanical Design Engineer. You will work closely with other functional teams, to develop products to meet our customer's needs. Within this role you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multi–disciplinary team to perform a range of engineering activities including progressing developmental designs into production environments and working with suppliers on technical queries.

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

Skillset/experience required:

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool

Knowledge of several of the following:
BOM management

• Cable harness routing (preferred, not a pre–requisite)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.
  An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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