Rugged Mechanical Design Engineer Surveillance Towers

SRT Marine Systems plc; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary and package

Private health care

Career Development opportunities

Job summary

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers to own the design and integration of rugged mobile surveillance tower systems deployed across marine and land border environments.

You will lead end-to-end engineering from concept through prototype development, testing and production, designing mechanical and electromechanical installations and coordinating with suppliers for production transfer.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience designing mechanical or electromechanical systems.
• Experience delivering ruggedised hardware from concept to production.
• Strong understanding of system integration, mechanical and electrical design, environmental loading, and system testing.
• Proficient in 3D CAD tools and producing engineering drawings.
• Experience planning and executing testing and validation activities.
• Able to work across multiple engineering disciplines in fast-paced development environments.
• Analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own ruggedised mobile surveillance tower hardware design from concept generation through prototype development, qualification, and production realisation under demanding timelines.
• Own the end-to-end engineering process, translating requirements into robust, manufacturable products from concept and design through testing, qualification, and production release.
• Design and develop structural, mechanical, and electromechanical installations of sensors, mounts, enclosures, deployment mechanisms, and equipment interfaces.
• Lead design reviews, perform engineering analysis, and define and execute verification and environmental test plans.
• Design for operation in harsh environments, accounting for wind loading, vibration, corrosion, thermal effects, ingress protection, and long-term maintainability.
• Build and evaluate prototypes of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems.
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to transition successful concepts into production.
• Investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Support internal testing, customer trials, and operational deployments.
• Travel to suppliers, integration facilities, and remote test sites as required.

Skills

Self-starter

Mechanical design

Electromechanical systems

System integration

3D CAD tools

Engineering drawings

Testing & validation

Problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or Product Design Engineering)

Tools

3D CAD tools

Job description

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Mechanical Design and Integration Engineer - Mobile Surveillance Towers to own the design and integration of rugged mobile surveillance tower systems deployed across marine and land border environments.

You will lead end-to-end engineering from concept through prototype development, testing and production, designing mechanical and electromechanical installations and coordinating with suppliers for production transfer.