Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

CIBSE Journal; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBSE Journal is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer in Stevenage on a 12-month contract. You will develop products to meet customer needs, progressing designs into production and collaborating with suppliers on technical queries.

The role requires Creo 3D experience, and the ability to work within a multifunctional engineering team. We value knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies and design for manufacture/assembly, with security clearance noted and a 37-hour week.

Qualifications

• Experience with Creo 3D design tool.
• Ability to work in a multifunctional engineering team.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies, environmental test, mass property calculations, DFMA, reliability considerations.

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 3D design

Teamwork / cross-functional

Problem solving

Tools

Creo 3D tool

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.