Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MERITUS is recruiting for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join our defence client on a 12-month contract from Stevenage. The role requires SC clearance and offers a chance to work on cutting-edge programmes within a collaborative team.

You will deliver mechanical design across complex products, work with multidisciplinary teams, and support production progression. Onsite four days per week with one remote day, challenging environment, and stringent regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Strong Creo 3D CAD design experience in complex engineering environments.
• Experience performing FMEA and risk assessments on products.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and DFM/DFI principles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical design and development activities across complex products and assemblies.
• Support progression of development designs into production and collaborate with manufacturing teams.
• Contribute to successful delivery of challenging defence engineering programmes.
• Lead or participate in formal design reviews and engage with stakeholders.

Skills

Creo 3D CAD

Design for manufacture/assembly

FMEA & risk assessment

Engineering problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Stakeholder management

Defence standards knowledge

Tools

Creo CAD

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 - £50 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