Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Line Up Aviation; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation in Bristol is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design and development activities for prime and variant products. You will progress designs into production environments, liaise with manufacturing to resolve issues and support testing and trials. Strong Creo 3D, DFMA, FMEA and defense standards knowledge are essential for delivering robust, cost-efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Creo 3D design tool.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies and environmental testing.

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 technical queries.
• Planning and reporting on day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Clarify and help generate requirements, challenging extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity.

Skills

Creo 3D

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Design reviews

FMEA

Design for Manufacture/Assembly

Material selection

Structural design

Environmental testing

Mass property calculations

Defence Standards

Job description

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a 6 –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: 40 – 50 per hour via umbrella
Location: Bristol
Contract: 6months
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: Security Cleared however can start on BPSS, UK Eyes only

• 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.