Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – CREO (Aerospace/Defence)

ARM; Filton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM seeks a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for a 6 month contract based in Filton. You will perform mechanical design and proving activities, leveraging CREO 3D to develop parts and assemblies for defence and aerospace projects.

You will collaborate with manufacturing to resolve issues, participate in environmental testing, and liaise with suppliers to answer technical queries. The role reports day-to-day progress and supports project milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering mechanical design and proving activities.
• Experience using CREO 3D design tool.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and DFMA.
• Familiar with environmental testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical design and proving activities for parts and assemblies.
• Support manufacturing to resolve problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report day-to-day activities to meet milestones.
• Clarify and help generate project requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Tolerance studies

Environmental test

Mass properties

Material selection

FMEA

Design for Manufacture

Environmental sealing

Structural design

Defence standards

Review processes

Product lifecycles

Industrial validation

Tools

CREO

Job description

ARM seeks a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for a 6 month contract based in Filton. You will perform mechanical design and proving activities, leveraging CREO 3D to develop parts and assemblies for defence and aerospace projects.

You will collaborate with manufacturing to resolve issues, participate in environmental testing, and liaise with suppliers to answer technical queries. The role reports day-to-day progress and supports project milestones.