Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Line Up Aviation; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation in Stevenage seeks a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for a 12-month contract. You will develop products to meet customer needs and progress designs into production while coordinating with suppliers on technical queries.

The role covers mechanical design, manufacturing support, testing, and participation in design reviews within a multifunctional team. A £50/hour umbrella rate applies, with UK Eyes only clearance required.

Qualifications

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• Appreciation of other engineering domains.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies, environmental test, FMEA, DFMA, and product lifecycles.
• Ability to work in a multifunctional engineering team and participate in design reviews.

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

FMEA

Design for Manufacture/Assembly

Material selection

Environmental testing

Tools

Creo 3D Design 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 Clearance required to start, UK Eyes only project

• 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.