Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Intelligent Energy Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to work on the design and development of aerospace fuel cell products. This role involves working in a collaborative environment to develop designs that meet customer requirements while applying engineering best practices. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant discipline and experience with SolidWorks. Benefits include a pension scheme, life cover, and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover

25 days holiday

Electric Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Exclusive discounts

Relocation allowance

Reimbursement of professional memberships

Qualifications

• Proven product development experience in a relevant field.
• Experience with structured design process methodologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for on-time development and delivery of designs and documentation.
• Incorporate engineering best practices into the product development lifecycle.
• Contribute towards long-term mechanical design strategy.

Skills

Product development experience

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility and solutions-focused approach

Technical design capability

Education

BEng, BSc or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your passion for Mechanical Design to the design and development of our aerospace fuel cell products.

Responsibilities

Working as part of a cross–functional team, you will be responsible for the on–time development and delivery of designs and documentation detailing parts and assemblies of appropriate manufacturability against a set of customer requirements.

You will ensure that engineering best practice, including DfX principles, is incorporated into the product development lifecycle. You will contribute towards the long–term mechanical design strategy to standardise, simplify and modularise our products.

Qualifications

You will have proven product development experience. It is key that you have a commercial mindset and the ability to work with a flexible and solutions‑focused approach, in an agile and fast‑paced environment. You must also be able to work collaboratively with a cross‑functional team alongside both technical and non‑technical colleagues. As such, excellent communication skills are vital.

You will hold a BEng, BSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or possess an appropriate non‑degree level qualification alongside suitable industrial experience.

You will have experience of structured design process methodologies and be able to demonstrate technical design capability, including application of DfX principles. You will have used a 3D parametric CAD package, SolidWorks preferred, covering modelling parts, assemblies and drafting engineering drawings. You will have knowledge of the application of FMEAs.

Experience of defining and delivering sub‑systems and/or full products and of technical leadership of a team are desirable.

Benefits

This role is based on site at our Loughborough Facility.

At Intelligent Energy we offer the opportunity to work in a great team, with our world leading technology and cutting‑edge products.

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover
• 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays with flexibility to buy or sell holidays each year
• Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Exclusive discounts at a wide range of high‑street and online retailers
• A relocation allowance where required
• Reimbursement of professional memberships or subscriptions

Grading and salary will be determined based on applicants' previous experience and discussed at time of interview.